We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

United we stand, divided we fall.

Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

There's smoke in my iris, but I painted a sunny day on the insides of my eyelids

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.

It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.

You were created, fashioned and designed in a special form to leave in the world something that did not exist before you were born!

I don't expect forgiveness.I only expect acceptance.

No relationship works without making an effort. That goes without saying. But you should never overcompensate.

I mean it used to be, there was a time … when lynchings of African Americans were not that incredibly rare. Now the lynchings are the police and it's just an outrage.

Getting old is not for sissies, kid.

The truth is a bully we all pretend to like

I think I will have a lot of opportunities in the future.

A person you excuse from any genuine challenge is a person you do not truly respect.

My parents were very patient with my pretentious little adolescent snobberies. It took me awhile to accept them.

I always saw myself as a large stockholder trying to make a difference. I wasn't raiding anybody.