The best of men cannot suspend their fate; The good die early, and the bad die late.

It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions.

It is never too late to be wise.

Fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying than danger itself.

The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.

All our discontents about what we want appeared to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have.

Justice is always Violence to the Party offending, for every Man is Innocent in his own Eyes.

Expect nothing and you'll always be surprised

Necessity makes an honest man a knave.

The height of human wisdom is to bring our tempers down to our circumstances, and to make a calm within, under the weight of the greatest storm without.

Pride, the first peer and president of Hell.

Men have more to lose than their chains .

Happiness is an indescribable intense ecstasy of life that comes from deep love and kindness for the world and all of its contents.

A snake was never called by its name at night, because it would hear. It was called a string.

You want to fall in love with a shoe, go ahead. A shoe can't love you back, but, on the other hand, a shoe can't hurt you too deeply either. And there are so many nice-looking shoes.

If you want to understand any woman, you must first ask about her mother and then listen carefully.

Her vulnerability is open, but she’s safe within it.

On this path, it is only the first step that counts.

We found love in a hopeless place.

Where souls do couch on flowers we'll hand in hand.