Both Empedocles and Heraclitus held it for a truth that man could not be altogether cleared from injustice in dealing with beasts as he now does.

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.

Here is a minute. It may be my love is dead, but here is a minute to kneel over the grave and pray by it.

You know what an illusion is? On this planet, one small cloud has the ability to block the entire sun.

And The Monster Said "Yes But No Being That Can Cause Such Destruction Without Remorse Can Consider Itself A Person

The whole purpose of choosing to invest as a career is to let the management be constantly worried about his company and let yourself sip your wine

They pick a President and then for four years they pick on him.

I'm from a nice, suburban, middle-class family, but my tattoos remind me where I've been.

Politics and government are certainly among the most important of practical human interests.

Some delicate matters must be treated like pins, because if they are not seized by the right end, we get pricked.

And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb.

If you take the shackles off your imagination, you can go anywhere with science fiction.