Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.

Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.

The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.

They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.

Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.

Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own

All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.

In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.

Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible

I’ve been thinking.” “A dangerous pursuit.” “Indeed.

It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out - it's the grain of sand in your shoe.

Writing, acting, music, comedy. A deep love of literature and books. Thank God for all the artists who've helped me.

I came to Freud for facts. I read 'The Interpretation of Dreams' and I thought- 'Oh, here is a man who is not just theorizing away, here is a man who has got facts.

If you live in your senses, slowly, with attention, if you use your eyes and your fingertips and your taste buds, then romance is something you’ll never need a greeting card to make you remember.

I guess play piano, you know, because that's the thing I started doing when I was a little kid.

What a pity if we do not live this short time according to the laws of the long time,--the eternal laws!

In all my years of play, I never saw an ump deliberately make an unfair decision. They really called them as they saw 'em.

The Olympics can no more lose money than a man can have a baby.

I had been very close to Anne Bancroft when we worked together in The Miracle Worker