There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself-an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly.

The most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what is untrue.

When brothers agree, no fortress is so strong as their common life.

There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly.

Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive.

It is better to fall in with crows than with flatterers; for in the one case you are devoured when dead, in the other case while alive.

As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.

It is a royal privilege to do good and be ill spoken of.

Royalty does good and is badly spoken of.

Not to unlearn what you have learned is the most necessary kind of learning.

Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes.

The power to kill does not come without responsibility

There should be medals struck for men who produce tea at exactly the moment it's needed.

Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part.

Inspiration comes in the middle of the night when you should be doing homework.

Marriage is the permanent conversation between two people who talk over everything and everyone until death breaks the record.

There is not enough celebration of companionship. Relationships aren't just about eroticism and sexuality.

How is the economy supposed to recover when people can't afford to fill the tank?

Where you are now is not where you will always be. There are brighter days up ahead.

Sometimes you have to be your own best friend.

We should learn ... to do our best for the sake of our communities and for the sake of those for whom we pave the way.