I am whatever was, or is, or will be; and my veil no mortal ever took up.

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.

Only a very foolish person would think that specialized knowledge is important in everything apart from agriculture and farming

Art is a sense of magic.

The only way he could truly stick out in New Orleans was if he were walking down the street on fire.

If you keep fighting with yourself, you will have less energy to fight with life!

You know, that's the only good thing about divorce; you get to sleep with your mother.

The whole process of writing a novel is having this great, beautiful idea and then spoiling it.

What we know is the workplace is more demanding than ever before.

Fear is a habit, so is self pity, defeat, anxiety, despair, hopelessness and resignation. You can eliminate all of these negative habits with two simple resolves: I can and I will.

Begin at once to live, and count each day as a separate life.

Like a path through the forest, Sabbath creates a marker for ourselves so, if we are lost, we can find our way back to our center.