He who owns a hundred sheep must fight with fifty wolves

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.

We possess art lest we perish of the truth.

Approach a trip as a chance to collect unique experiences, not passport stamps, postcards and snapshots in front of famous monuments.

A goal that is not written is not a goal. It only becomes real when you write it down.

Homemade stuffing is my favorite thing about Thanksgiving. I wish people served it more than just once a year.

War is a brutal and fierce means of pacification; it means the suppression of resistance by the destruction or enslavement of the conquered.

We need to build computers for the masses, not the classes.

Well, I mean, the real attack on truth is tabloid journalism in the United States.

You don't do that. You don't just leave your family. Sticking together... it's the only way to survive.

Say me aye," he whispered against her mouth. "Say me aye." How could she say anything else?

Sometimes it seems to me that the celebration of a person is really just a prelude to ridicule.