Every brave man is a man of his word; to such base vices he cannot stoop, and shuns more than death the shame of lying.

The greater the effort, the greater the glory.

A liar is always lavish of oaths.

Self-love is the source of all our other loves.

Heaven often regulates effects by their causes, and pays the wicked what they have deserved.

When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world.

To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred.

He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador.

Time is a great manager: it arranges things well.

On your quest to spirituality it is often required to suspend your rationality but true spirituality asks that you enhance your rationality.

Secrets are kept from children, a lid on top of the soup kettle, so they do not boil over with too much truth.

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It is not a lie to keep the truth to oneself.

Bravery is knowledge of the cowardice of the enemy.

The pulse of a strong relationship involves a rhythmic movement between giving and taking, talking and listening, valuing the other person and feeling commensurately valued in return.

I owe everything that I have done to the fact that I am very much at ease being alone.

If I have to be typecast, I'd like it to be as Abraham Lincoln.

It's nice to find people who live on the fringe, finding one another and she's just unrelentingly funny.

The sentiments of men are known not only by what they receive, but what they reject also.