Every great example of punishment has in it some injustice, but the suffering individual is compensated by the public good.

The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.

Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure

The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.

If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.

In valor there is hope.

When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.

Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.

The most seditious is the most cowardly.

It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.

To be of value to humanity, start by thinking for yourself.

Accept the good, however big or small, with no strings attached.

The Jesus Movement had survived the fad phase and was settling down for the long haul.

I write between 5.30am and 9.00. That way, I hope I carry over something from my dream time.

What is learned without pleasure is forgotten without remorse.

No-one knows what I do in my private, spare time, so I don't see why anyone would assume I'm celibate or somehow turning into a Garboesque character.

My own fantasies of what life would be like at 24 tended to the more spectacular.

I love what I do and being in front of the camera. But I never want to limit myself to just one thing and just venture out into new things.

We grow up never questioning that which is unquestioned around us.

To purify the heart is the one and only purpose that God has created this human life.