Empire may be gained by gold, not gold by empire. It used, indeed, to be a proverb that "It is not Philip, but Philip's gold that takes the cities of Greece.

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.

You can take my heart, you can take my breath when you pry it from my cold, dead chest.

Let's go together and go to different places and see different things. It'll be fun!- Gon Freaks

I read the Odyssey because it was the story of a man who returned home after being absent for more than twenty years and was recognized only by his dog.

I'll leave here with my head held high and with confidence that history will judge my time here.

Life and death. They are somehow sweetly and beautifully mixed, but I don't know how.

I am content with what I have, little be it, or much.

Your real wealth can be measured not by what you have but by who you are.

The soul is not part of the incarnation. It comes into the incarnation. And the soul is not afraid of death because it has done it so many times.

Have Liverpool done too much tinkering and tailoring with the system?

Senators, like everyone else, want to feel a part of this decision-making process. They want to feel included.