In my experience, men who respond to good fortune with modesty and kindness are harder to find than those who face adversity with courage.

Even if the skies were shorter than my knees, I would not kneel.

A man's enjoyment of all good things is in exact proportion to the pains he has undergone to gain them.

Diversity in counsel, unity in command.

All men have their frailties; and whoever looks for a friend without imperfections, will never find what he seeks.

You cannot be buried in obscurity: you are exposed upon a grand theater to the view of the world. If your actions are upright and benevolent, be assured they will augment your power and happiness.

O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus who won the Persians their empire. Do not therefore begrudge me this bit of earth that covers my bones.

We love ourselves notwithstanding our faults, and we ought to love our friends in like manner.

I am Cyrus, king of the world.

Life is not how we lead it. It is how children are born to lead it.

I have a passion for playing tennis and enjoy the workload and struggles of performing in this amazing global sport.

Justice is to be found only in imagination.

One of the cardinal sins in our country is profanity -- the taking of the name of the Lord in vain.

We learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.

Before you can get what you want, you have to know what you want,and make a game plan to get it

Nothing in the world is single, All things by a law divine, In one spirit meet and mingle-Why not I with thine?

If there was more courting in marriage, there'd be fewer marriages in court. Date your mate. Today.

I like going to New York. I like the galleries and the theatre and the restaurants and bars and music. I think that city is more alive than Los Angeles.

Make the upcoming hour overflow with joy, and let pleasure drown the brim.