Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.

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

Forgiving yourself, believing in yourself and choosing to love yourself are the best gifts one could receive.

In the realm of ideas, everything depends on enthusiasm. ... In the real world, all rests on perseverance.

My philosophy is: Life is hard, but God is good. Try not to confuse the two.

I'm very impatient. I am. That's the bane of my game. I don't think about what I'm going to do - I just go hit it, I don't stop to wait and think. Costs me two shots a round.

Solitude scares me. It makes me think about love, death, and war. I need distraction from anxious, black thoughts.

I rarely do things based on what everybody else is doing; I never have.

When people see you on the screen, you become bigger than life.

People would say I'm more polished as a passer than Tebow and Cam, but I'm not as physical a runner. But I am 6'2, 223, and I can throw with the best of them.

Good givers are great getters.

Perhaps the bleakest fact of all is that the death penalty is imposed not only in a freakish and discriminatory manner, but also in some cases upon defendants who are actually innocent.