He who lives in solitude may make his own laws.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

Pardon one offence, and you encourage the commission of many.

One ungrateful person does an injury to all needy people.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.

Tears gratify a savage nature, they do not melt it.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.

Never promise more than you can perform.

Winners hate losing more than changing while others hate changing more than losing.

That makes about as much sense as lopping off your foot to avoid twisting an ankle.

Given that I'm from the South, I wanted to do something to address that. I have been focusing more energy and resources on addressing those issues.

You must be asking which door is the true one; not which pleases you best

Training is principally an act of faith.

The joy which answers to prayer give, cannot be described; and the impetus which they afford to the spiritual life is exceedingly great.

Bless the children, for the national debt is theirs.

God ought to be given the choice portion of our wealth and not its dregs.

When you make a documentary film, after many years the only thing you remember is what you put into the film, not what you took out.

You're an obnoxious canker-blossom. Go ooze somewhere else.