We may with advantage at times forget what we know.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

Pardon one offence, and you encourage the commission of many.

One ungrateful person does an injury to all needy people.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.

Tears gratify a savage nature, they do not melt it.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.

Never promise more than you can perform.

This world you think you know? It's hidden... in shards of reality.

I was desperate not to confront the fact that this really could be it—that "nineteen" didn't matter, that there really was a point at which even young bodies fail. I was not immortal.

I am suffocated and lost when I have not the bright feeling of progression.

I listen and give input only if somebody asks.

I love sushi, but I'm not going to write a column about it.

Communication in every which way is everything for the leader.

Ever since there's been a Hollywood, they remake a movie every 20 years.

To be a good parent, you need to take care of yourself so that you can have the physical and emotional energy to take care of your family.

What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough: for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams.

The falling leaf that tells of autumn's death is, in a subtler sense, a prophecy of spring.