Every fault of the mind becomes more conspicuous and more guilty in proportion to the rank of the offender

This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty man is acquitted.

A child is owed the greatest respect; if you have ever have something disgraceful in mind, don't ignore your son's tender years.

Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a little and narrow mind

It's my fault that we got to this point. I was guilty of being overly optimistic. I wanted to believe that the next deal was the one that was the difference maker. ... I was wrong. ... Waiving Mike gave us the opportunity to reclaim financial flexibility. It never should have gotten to this point. My mistake let it. Which makes it all the more painful. It's a business, but it really is personal.

The value and rank of every art is in proportion to the mental labor employed in it, or the mental pleasure in producing it.