The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state.
When you give away large sums of money, you can cause as much damage as you may do good.
We may always depend on it that algebra, which cannot be translated into good English and sound common sense, is bad algebra.
It's probably true that everyone has a book in them, although it may not be a very good one.
He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.
It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
If one of two lovers is loyal, and the other jealous and false, how may their friendship last, for Love is slain!
An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
You don't have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn't know you possessed.
Never fear a job, always respect it, and always leave yourself a hind door to escape. May your hind door always be open.
There's this common perception that having a famous last name is all you need. A surname may get you a meeting, but if there's no talent you won't get the part.
Being afraid to tell the truth because of the projected consequences, whatever it may be, shows a lack of faith and an abundance of fear.
Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.
Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes further.
It may be far in the future, but there's some kind of logical way to get from where we are to where the science fiction is.
It may be that we live in an endless universe, both in space and in time. And there've been Bangs in the past, and there will be Bangs in the future.
These kids are the future of the National Football League. They're the next generation that will be playing high school football, NCAA football, and some even to the pros.
And when you're on your own there is that terrifying possibility that you may be the only person on the planet who thinks it's funny - and you have no way of finding out.
It's funny, as a little kid, you look up to those guys who you play as in 'Madden,' and now to see myself in the game, it's an honor.
