You should go to a pear tree for pears, not to an elm.

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.

Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.

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.

It is conventional to call 'monster' any blending of dissonant elements. I call 'monster' every original inexhaustible beauty.

All I want to do is make people beautiful.

Alienation and loneliness plant the seeds for rebellion and consciousness.

Consequently, their school [film-school ] was the school of life, and it was very much reflected in their work.

Killing terrorists is cheaper than capturing them.

My brands are an extension of me. They're close to me. It's not like running GM, where there's no emotional attachment.

Time broadens the scope of verses and I know of some which, like music, are everything for all men.

What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.

Anger is a weed; hate is a tree

Math and music are intimately related. Not necessarily on a conscious level, but sure.