"Blest are those Whose blood and judgment..." - Quote by William Shakespeare

“For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth, Action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech, To stir men's blood: I only speak right on; I tell you that which you yourselves do know.”

“With these shreds They vented their complainings, which being answered And a petition granted them, a strange one, To break the heart of generosity, And make bold power look pale, they threw their caps As they would hang them on the horns o' th' moon, Shouting their emulation.”

“Hear me profess sincerely: had I a dozen sons, each in my love alike, and none less dear than thine and my good Marcius, I had rather have eleven die nobly for their country than one voluptuously surfeit out of action.”

“Poise: the ability to be ill at ease inconspicuously.”

“Time cools, time clarifies; no mood can be maintained quite unaltered through the course of hours. When you make a decision to "be" a particular way, you can count on change and external circumstances to come along which will challenge that decision. Remain vigilant after declaring a major decision and manage yourself in relationship to the goal. Set up structures that support you staying on target.”

“Never speak out of anger, Never act out of fear, Never choose from impatience, But wait... and peace will appear.”

“[R]eason is... given to us as a practical faculty, that is, as one that influences the will.”

“The absurd is lucid reason noting its limits.”

“The law is reason unaffected by desire.”