“Wiles and deceit are female qualities.”

Sweet is a grief well ended.

In war, the first casualty is truth.

Rumours voiced by women come to nothing.

Many among men are they who set high the show of honor, yet break justice.

Courage! Suffering, when it climbs highest, lasts not long.

God loves to help him who strives to help himself.

Tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.

They sent forth men to battle, But no such men return; And home, to claim their welcome, Come ashes in an urn.

It is always in season for old men to learn.

His resolve is not to seem, but to be, the best.

Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature.

Self-will in the man who does not reckon wisely is by itself the weakest of all things.

Learning is ever in the freshness of its youth, even for the old.

For wherein is life sweet to him who suffers grief?

Many men who transgress justice, honor appearance over reality.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

As an audience member, I like watching Rupert as an actor when he’s most playful. I think Rupert is really adept at comedy; I think that’s where his strength lies.

In moderating, not satisfying desires, lies peace.

All of what the government said is lies upon lies.

Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth; for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look, smile, or act.

Deceit is the false road to happiness; and all the joys we travel through to vice, like fairy banquets, vanish when we touch them.

Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily let herself be deceived; she understands deceit too well herself.

Who makes the fairest show means most deceit.

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.