I've always believed that acting is instinct to start with; you either have it or you don't.
Reason must be the universal rule and guide; all things must be done according to reason without allowing oneself to be swayed by emotion.
If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him.
Friendship is the medicine for all misfortune; but ingratitude dries up the fountain of all goodness.
Nothing is as dangerous for the state as those who would govern kingdoms with maxims found in books.
I was excellent. Everybody loved me. I love myself, and I like bums.
Nothing so upholds the laws as the punishment of persons whose rank is as great as their crime.
The invisible hand in politics operates in the opposite direction to the invisible hand in the market.
It does not always help to analyze and think about problems with your rational mind. Sometimes it is far more effective to turn to your inner self, to ask the universe for help. Simply sit quietly. Take a few deep breaths and focus your awareness within. Ask your wise inner self, either silently or aloud, for guidance or help in understanding the message. As you get a sense of what feels right, act on this feeling.
Oh, how great the plan of our God!
We stand in life at midnight; we are always at the threshold of a new dawn.