Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything.

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.

I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else.

In the morning, celebrate the beauty and warmth of sun light, in the evening, celebrate the song of silence and love of night.

Never say never. The things that you don't plan are the best. I'm a very spontaneous person.

They said hey look, The Beatles deserve to be number one, not Bobby Vinton. We're gonna cut your tires. Change that listing. They were dedicated at the time.

Do not adjust your sandals while passing through a melon-field, nor yet arrange your hat beneath an orange-tree.

If children are not introduced to music at an early age, I believe something fundamental is actually being taken from them.

There is no likelihood that man can ever tap the power of the atom

I invite you to consider anew what you know and what you have; what you are here for and where you are going; and how you are going to do what you have come here to do. p 13

It is hard to predict what I want in a partner. It's more about what the universe brings to me, and what I feel is right.

I'm looking for loopholes.