In private enterprises men may advance or recede, whereas they who aim at empire have no alternative between the highest success and utter downfall.

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.

Water. Like a blanket. Dark. Intoxicating. Cold.

No one can see very clearly inside the heavy fog, no one but the fog himself!

We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault.

Knowledge come from looking around; wisdom comes from looking up.

His voice leads us not into timid discipleship but into bold witness.

"I've never see you do something like this before and I'd love to see you try." For a young actor, that's about the most exciting thing that anyone can say to you.

The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you must accept regret.

And you call yourself a Christian,' were Hilly's words to me and I thought, God. When did I ever do that?

The idea is, if I can't heal from my art, then how can you heal?

When I was growing up, my parents took in foster children. From a young age, I learned that there are a lot of children in need.