I feel friendship towards philosophers, but towards sophists, teachers of literature, or any other such kind of godforsaken people, I neither feel friendship now, nor may I ever do so in the future.

There is no death of anyone, save in appearance, just as there is no birth of any, save only in seeming.

The only prayer which a well-meaning man can pray is, O ye gods, give me whatever is fitting unto me!

In India, I found a race of mortals living upon the Earth, but not adhering to it, inhabiting cities, but not being fixed to them, possessing everything, but possessed by nothing.

Virtue comes by nature, learning, and practice, and thanks to virtue, all of the aforesaid may deserve approval.

Multicolored stones and paintings, walkways, and theaters are useless in a city unless it also contains wisdom and law. Such things are the subject of wisdom and law, not equivalent to them.

The gods do not need sacrifices, so what might one do to please them? Acquire wisdom, it seems to me, and do all the good in one's power to those humans who deserve it.

People approach writers, assuming we pull a perfect text out of our nose each time (well spelled). Spelling is the least of it.

Free-will doesn't include shit-happens, unless that's the goal of one's intention.

... God uses such seemingly insignificant ways to prepare us for the plan He has for our lives.

Never forget that if you leave your law to judges and your religion to bishops, you will presently find yourself without either law or religion.

I believe in discipline, so I'm not the right person to cry about weakness and things like this, but maybe I'm not human.

We will work harder in the future so set your eyes on us 5 men only.. Even when we become 30 and 40 as long as you can move, be with us.

I write fiction and I'm told it's autobiography, I write autobiography and I'm told it's fiction, so since I'm so dim and they're so smart, let them decide what it is or it isn't.

Teach a parrot the terms 'supply and demand' and you've got an economist.

Whenever a nation turns its back on God or beings to live as if He does not exist, it begins to show up in its citizens' disregard for human life.