I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod my shadow does that much better.

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.

The magician stood erect, menacing the attackers with demons, metamorphoses, paralyzing ailments, and secret judo holds. Molly picked up a rock.

People argue themselves out of their pleasures

But your solitude will be a support and a home for you, even in the midst of very unfamiliar circumstances, and from it you will find all your paths.

The culture stays alive, but certain parts of it die or fail, and that's very interesting to me.

It's also important for those who promote those issues within the white community - the somewhat privileged community - to talk about issues affecting people of color.

We will rise above the lies, the smears, the ludicrous slanders from ludicrous and very, very dishonest reporters.

A man with a credit card is in hock to his own image of himself.

Blending the talents of your team members is crucial to basketball success.

No one can write perfect English and keep it up through a stretch of ten chapters. It has never been done.