If we escape punishment for our vices, why should we complain if we are not rewarded for our virtues?

Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel.

In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.

Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.

If we knew each other's secrets, what comforts we should find.

There is often less danger in the things we fear than in the things we desire.

Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior.

The secret of success in life is known only by those who have not succeeded.

A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy.

Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor.

Envy and fear are the only passions to which no pleasure is attached.

I sheep's idea of bravery : To become a wolf's pet.

When she shines we all bask in her happiness, but when the thunderstorms come in, let me warn you, find a faraway hiding hole." Dorothy Broadbelt, lady in waiting to Queen Elizabeth 1.

If you try to hide a star behind a dark veil, it will still shine through it.

Knowledge is one thing. We're awash in knowledge. Wisdom is rare. There's a big difference.

The soul of man is infinite in what it covets.

In this sullen apathy neither true wisdom nor true happiness can be found.

True power comes from standing in your own truth and walking your own path.

Sometimes you need to lie make the world go around

I've always loved to prove people wrong. I want to be able to cross color lines, because in music, there really is no barrier.

The best way to control the opposition is to lead it ourselves.