All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.

Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.

The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.

They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.

Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.

Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own

All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.

In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.

Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible

Thinking of death--strange, beautiful, terrible and a long way off--made me feel happier than ever.

But an artist, he realized. Or rather so-called artist. Bohemian. That's closer to it. The artistic life without the talent.

IN the book of my heart, pages keep falling out, many of them marked "Mom and Dad.

We only have one body, and you have to show respect for it.

Solitude is independence.

I decided to make news, not give it.

By the first week of shooting, you know exactly where your film is heading based on the psychology of your director.

I wasn't even prepared to be an actress. I was 17 when I came out of high school, and suddenly became Miss World and then I became an actress.

Light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that intense light will not make it beautiful.

Your skin's so fair its not fair