Hesiod might as well have kept his breath to cool his pottage.

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.

And your green eyes are the color of the hills- the color of my home.' His voice dropped to a whisper. 'Aye, there's something about you, Lindsey Waters.

Often, the bonds of marriage kill the purpose of the very marriage.

My fury was lofty, pure, cool. It was an emotion that none of these people, struggling so hard to impose a shape on life when life has no shape, could begin to understand.

It is sometimes said that we drink our religion with our mother's milk.

I always liken it to being a referee - if you notice the referee, that's not a good thing.

A woman gains status when she refuses to see anything killed to be put on her back. Then she’s truly beautiful.

There is no failure except the failure of trying.

I have loads of underwear, but only wear the bras because I never wear knickers.

Remember: courage, unused, diminishes. Commitment, unexercised, wanes. Love, unshared, dissipates.

There is a certain amount of dissatisfaction that goes with knowing your time, talent and abilities are not being properly used.