Of all the important relationships that Australia has with other countries, none has been more greatly transformed over the last 10 years than our relationship with China.
Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive.
The most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what is untrue.
There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly.
It is better to fall in with crows than with flatterers; for in the one case you are devoured when dead , in the other case while alive.
As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.
It is a royal privilege to do good and be ill spoken of.
We do not know the true value of our moments until they have undergone the test of memory.
Truth has nothing to do with the number of people it convinces.
Plus, publishing's inherent conservatism, means that what little did get through was weighted towards the commercial end of the scale, which is not the kind of writing that excites me.
If the desires are not controlled now, later they will control you.