War leads to peace. [Lat., Cedant arma togae.]

Politicians are not born; they are excreted.

Poor is the nation that has no heroes, but poorer still is the nation that having heroes, fails to remember and honor them.

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.

Read at every wait; read at all hours; read within leisure; read in times of labor; read as one goes in; read as one goest out. The task of the educated mind is simply put: read to lead.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

It is not enough to acquire wisdom, it is necessary to employ it.

Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.

Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more deceptive than the whole electoral system.

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

It will be like having an extreme close-up in high definition to examine each freckle, while failing to notice whether the person is even wearing pants.

The power to heal is all in the hug.

Do not expect human beings to reward you, don't even think about it, just LOVE, because you know at the end of the day it will be God who will give you the reward.

Showing is better than telling.

Success is the process of not accepting failure.

Writing has never been a driving force within me.

As society evolves, people are interested in a new take on an old beloved story.

Sometimes I can be tactful and sometimes not. It all depends on the mood I'm in.

I don't remember what made me want to be an actor. In fact, I'm always curious.

Don't die without embracing the daring adventure your life is meant to be.