The noble-minded encourage what is beautiful in people and discourage what is ugly in them. Little people do just the opposite.

To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.

If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.

What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?

When the wind blows, the grass bends.

The wise never doubt. The Humane never worry. The brave never fear.

One who never anticipates deceit or expects duplicity, and yet is the first to recognize such things – is that not a sage indeed?

I am not one who was born with great wisdom. I love the ancients and diligently seek wisdom among them.

Am I a man of great wisdom? Hardly! Even when a simple person brings me a question, my mind goes utterly blank, I just thrash it out until I’ve exhausted every possibility.

To Have An Attitude Of Thanksgiving To God Is To Bring Health For Your Spirit, Soul And Body

But achieving a sense of inner peace is real. It's out there. You just have to be willing to walk past the darkness, and even past the light, to find it.

The court's job is to uphold the Constitution and you don't call that off in times of crisis. Would the framers have allowed this practice?

When you feel your best, everybody else can feel it, too.

Our strategy in going after this army is very simple. First we are going to cut it off, and then we are going to kill it.

I don't like audiences, I prefer my mistakes in private.

Peace is a militant state, which is not secured by wishful thinking. . . . If we are to be sure of our liberty, we must be ready to fight for it.

[My] worst habit: Drinking too much Budweiser when I get angry.

[Barack Obama to be] much worse [than George W. Bush].

The ego is like a kid in the basement: It's best to keep him busy.