He used to say that it was better to have one friend of great value than many friends who were good for nothing.

Courage, my boy! that is the complexion of virtue.

As some say, Solon was the author of the apophthegm, "Nothing in excess.

There is a written and an unwritten law. The one by which we regulate our constitutions in our cities is the written law; that which arises from customs is the unwritten law.

Bury me on my face," said Diogenes; and when he was asked why, he replied, "Because in a little while everything will be turned upside down.

Anaxagoras said to a man who was grieving because he was dying in a foreign land, "The descent to Hades is the same from every place.

Diogenes, when asked from what country he came, replied, "I am a citizen of the world."

Sacrifice to the Graces.

Antisthenes used to say that envious people were devoured by their own disposition, just as iron is by rust.

Aristippus being asked what were the most necessary things for well-born boys to learn, said, "Those things which they will put in practice when they become men.

Socrates said, "Those who want fewest things are nearest to the gods.

Real success is not rooted in positions, places or possessions, but in fulfilment of God's purposes for our lives.

Children, viewed from one angle, are philosophy in motion.

Playing somebody who's obsessed. Playing somebody who is transgressing, and who is really crossing moral lines and ethical lines. That's always interesting.

There is no way to kill a man's righteousness but by his own consent.

Holiness is not a luxury, it's a necessity. If you're not holy, you'll never make it to Heaven [Heb. 12:14].

Of the influence of Mr. Mill's personal character on those who were his political associates, it is difficult to speak too warmly.

Follow your dreams, transform your life.

I do a lot of stairs, a lot of planks, a lot of squats, a lot of treadmill, a lot of screaming - and I do it four times a week.

A life of integrity is the most fundamental source of personal worth.

Yes, in my books I do edit myself to keep from becoming the Village Explainer.