All men whilst they are awake are in one common world: but each of them, when he is asleep, is in a world of his own.

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.

When Demosthenes was asked what was the first part of Oratory, he answered, "Action," and which was the second, he replied, "action," and which was the third, he still answered "Action.

Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.

The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.

Barba non facit philosophum

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.

Time is the wisest of all counselors.

No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.

The lukewarm Christian can accomplish nothing with a whole life in which to do it. If you have lived for sin and self . . . your witness will have [a] telling effect on all who have known you.

Watch for the digital release of all my romance novels coming soon.

It's strange to be here, the mystery never leaves you alone".

Learning is finding out what you already know.

It began as research. I wrote of silences, of nights, I scribbled the indescribable. I tied down the vertigo.

Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes you won't be on the beneficial end of it but either way it's a blessing in disguise.

Marketing is for companies who have sucky products.

As an irrigator guides water to his fields, as an archer aims an arrow, as a carpenter carves wood, the wise shape their lives.

I've never been into alternative, hipster rap music.

It's a perfectly valid position to not like Shakespeare.