I came, I saw, she conquered." The original Latin seems to have been garbled.

A monarch's neck should always have a noose around it. It keeps him upright.

Do not confuse "duty" with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die. Difficult it may be, but the reward is self-respect.

Straining at gnats and swallowing camels is a required course in law schools.

There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.

First you must learn to control your self. The rest follows. Blessed is he who knows himself and commands himself, for the world is his and love and happiness and peace walk with him wherever he goes.

If you would know a man, observe how he treats a cat.