Dionysius the Elder, being asked whether he was at leisure, he replied, "God forbid that it should ever befall me!"

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.

Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.

Yeah, I was thinking about taking one of those showers where you huddle in the corner fully clothed and cry, " Archer offered.

Your pretty empire took so long to build, now, with a snap of history's fingers, down it goes.

This isn’t fiction, the man says. This is the Post Office.

Nothing has changed, or will change. So we must change it.

The world howls for social justice, but when it comes to social responsibility, you sometimes cant even hear crickets chirping.

Farewells have reasons. If you can sense the reality, time is the medicine.

Id never heard of a hall pass until I came to America. It sounds like something at school.

It is the abiding faith of mortals that mortality is a temporary condition.

One of the easiest things in the world to do is to tell other people how to raise their children. This is especially easy if you have no children of your own.