Alas, 'tis force alone that can compel to virtuous actions a degenerate people.

Disgrace does not consist in the punishment, but in the crime.

Deep vengeance is the daughter of deep silence.

Often the test of courage is not to die but to live.

To err is human; but contrition felt for the crime distinguishes the virtuous from the wicked.

Necessity inspires the fatal thought.

Liars are always most disposed to swear.

First thoughts are not always the best.

A usurper always distrusts the whole world.

If ardent passions push not men on to lofty enterprise, calm wisdom never will accomplish it.

Heaven takes care that no man secures happiness by crime.

Truth and integrity must be so rare these days that it confuses people when they hear it.

Not knowing the name of the tree, I stood in the floodof its sweet scent.

In times of suffering, may God strengthen you.

The past places no absolute limit on the future.

I'm attracted to difficulty, I think. I'm attracted to guys who have truckloads of baggage. With them, it will never, ever be simple. And then they do or say one little magical thing and they own me.

We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our real selves.

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

Software never was perfect and won't get perfect. But is that a license to create garbage? The missing ingredient is our reluctance to quantify quality.

Character is expressed through our behavior patterns, or natural responses to things.

For an athlete, there's no time off until it's over.