“He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.”

There can be no good fable with human beings in it. There can be no good fairy tale without them.

There can be no good fable with human beings in it. There can be no good fairy tale without them.

Better to starve free than be a fat slave.

Better to starve free than be a fat slave.

Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hidden.

Please all, and you will please none.

Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.

The more you want, the more you stand to lose.

In union, there is strength.

Don’t neglect the future in times of plenty, for tomorrow you may need what you wasted today.

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.

Betray a friend, and you’ll often find you have ruined yourself.

It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.

To be well prepared for war is the best guarantee of peace.

Don’t be in a hurry to change one evil for another.

It’s not the love you make. It’s the love you give.

Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you’re a man, you take it.

I trust kids far more than I do adults. Kids give you the honest opinion. They tell the truth.

I think that’s why my career is going to be so long: Because I haven’t given people everything.

we are here to give

The women who don’t seek attention are usually the women you need to be giving your attention to.

I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing.

To give someone a piece of your heart, is worth more than all the wealth in the world.