Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

Pardon one offence, and you encourage the commission of many.

One ungrateful person does an injury to all needy people.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

Tears gratify a savage nature, they do not melt it.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.

Never promise more than you can perform.

I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent.

Work begins when the fear of doing nothing at all finally trumps the terror of doing it badly.

Wealth is as a result of the value of time

Perhaps it's simply the dual nature of marriage, the proximity of violence and love.

It is only when you take responsibility for your life that you discover how powerful you truly are

The English invented cricket to make other human endeavors look interesting.

We have in the last two years, we have passed 350 legislation in the parliament, most of which deal with democratization, human rights, and of course, economy.

The greatest felony in the news business today is to be behind, or to miss a big story. So speed and quantity substitute for thoroughness and quality, for accuracy and context.

The world is a bad place. There are many wonderful people, but on the whole, humanity basically stinks.

Gun crime is a major cause of fear and distress throughout the UK. The problem is deeply entrenched in a wide range of social and cultural factors and therefore not an isolated issue.

It is not what we have but what we enjoy that constitutes our abundance.