Whatever is unknown is magnified.

The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.

Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure

The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.

If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.

In valor there is hope.

When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.

Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.

The most seditious is the most cowardly.

It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.

This is another day! Are its eyes blurred With maudlin grief for any wasted past? A thousand thousand failures shall not daunt! Let dust clasp dust death death I am alive!

I wouldn't really call myself a feminist. I obviously want equality and equal opportunities to the men.

The only thing that is more expensive than education is ignorance.

If you will excuse me, your coat lapels are badly twisted downward, where they have been grasped by the pertinacious New York reporters.

The universal view melts things into a blur.

Dangerous principles impose upon our understanding, emasculate our spirits, and spoil our temper.

Hattie.' Grace patted my arm. 'My cows sing better than you do.

Because good writing in a TV cartoon is so rare, I think the animation on The Simpsons is often overlooked.

Take the trouble to stop and think of the other person's feelings, his viewpoints, his desires and needs. Think more of what the other fellow wants, and how he must feel.

Libraries are a consistent and major source of books for free reading.