An old doting fool, with one foot already in the grave.

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.

One hour of life crowded to the full with glorious action and filled with noble risks is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry decorum.

A good heart will help you to a bonny face my lad ... and a bad one will turn the bonniest into something worse than ugly.

human urine is both nutrient-rich and an effective tooth whitener

The Jesuits I know who have died and all their lives were great teachers, they're the least remembered people

You know, I think music is very interactive. It's a - it's a language.

Because of the flexibility that community colleges afford, many students do not have to choose between an education and fulfilling other responsibilities - they can do both.

What do people have against convicts? Is living together in the pen of freedom, where young people engage in mutual psychology, any more beautiful?

The film business was a great lesson in business combat and what it takes to survive.

After winter comes the summer. After night comes the dawn. And after every storm, there comes clear, open skies.

Don't settle for anything other than your passion - if you're lucky enough to find it.