He shall fare well who confronts circumstances aright.

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.

At times we fail to find solution for our challenges, but those solutions are very much around us. Our creativity can help us reach those solutions.

May you be of service to mankind.

To those who have fought for it, freedom has a flavor that the protected will never know.

There is obviously a great human need for religion because life seems to be such a mystery.

The proper balance between individual liberty and central authority is a very ancient problem.

But in all despotic governments, though a particular prince may favour arts and letter, there is a natural degeneracy of mankind.

The nearer a person approaches the Lord, a greater power will be manifested by the adversary to prevent the accomplishment of His purposes.

I really don't like take-out.

The swimming community is really small, but why can't it be as big as the NBA or the NFL?

A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king, and eat of the fish that hath fed of that worm