For however often a man may receive an obligation from you, if you refuse a request, all former favors are effaced by this one denial.

However often you may have done them a favour, if you once refuse they forget everything except your refusal.

The happier time, the quicker it passes

And as in men's bodies, so in government, that disease is most serious which proceeds from the head.

It is difficult to retain what you may have learned unless you should practice it. -Difficile est tenere quae acceperis nisi exerceas

Too much polishing weakens rather than improves a work.

There is no book so bad that it is not profitable in some part. -Nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit

Glory ought to be the consequence, not the motive of our actions.

It is wonderful how the mind is stirred and quickened into activity by brisk bodily exercise.

Everyone is prejudiced in favor of his own powers of discernment.

The erection of a monument is superfluous, our memory will endure if our lives have deserved it.

Marriage is a mystery that one would be wise not to solve too hastily.--- Marve De Jong, Love And Other Follies Of The Great Families Of Old New York

There is a lure in power. It can get into a man's blood just as gambling and lust for money have been known to do.

All repressive laws must be revoked, and laws introduced to protect the rights of the people.

The fluent reader sounds good, is easy to listen to, and reads with enough expression to help the listener understand and enjoy the material.

Understanding how to be a good investor makes you a better business manager and vice versa.

I think [the virtual choir] speaks well to a benevolent future for the Internet.

Among Hindu groups, none has made as great an impact on America as the Vedanta Society.

I love yoga and hiking - I think that's the perfect combo.

I believe in past lives but I know nothing about mine and I don't want to know. I live in the present, taking one day at a time.

That's what I love. I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.