The best state is that in which bad men are not allowed to hold office, and good men are not allowed to refuse office.

You should know which opportunities to choose.

Measure a person by what they do with power.

What thou intendest to do, speak not of before thou doest it.

Do not say before hand what you are going to do; for if you fail, you will be laughed at.

That state is best ordered when the wicked have no command, and the good have.

Cultivate truth, good faith, experience, cleverness, sociability, and industry.

Forgiveness is better than revenge.

Do well the duty that lies before you.

Know your opportunity.

Speak no ill of a friend, nor even of an enemy.

Girlfriends and boyfriends come and go.The good times had with them are easily forgotten. But best friends stay in your heart forever.

Are ya tryin' to kill me, Maggie?" Declan bit the words out and his fingers dug deeper into her hips. "Are ya wantin' to see a grown man beg?

For goodness sakes, beware of curls… It is a great art to do them so that the girls not only look modern - but do not suddenly look very vulgar.

Learn your lessons quickly and move on.

I had fun coming every day and playing in front of a packed house - it was exciting.

Every dancer lives on the threshold of chucking it.

Aphorisms may equivocate, but they must not wobble.

The irony about Charles II is not that he came to the throne because England needed a successor to Charles I, but because England needed a successor to Oliver Cromwell.

I don't need any more money.

God likes to listen favorably to the prayers of His faithful, particularly when they look at Christ's body