I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise.

Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.

I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.

After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.

Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.

We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.

The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?

There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.

If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.

An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.

You do not own me. I do not own you.

Whatever this feeling is - this is what I have been praying for. And this is also what I have been praying to.

Those who admire modern civilization usually identify it with the steam engine and the electric telegraph.

Morning, sunshine." Vlad blinked at her. "Morning, sulfuric acid." "Pardon me?" "Well, isn't it just kinda wrong to call a vampire 'sunshine'?

I actually went to film school, but I didnt like it. Im basically self-taught.

We are all of us walking communities of bacteria. The world shimmers, a pointillist landscape made of tiny living beings.

A congregational prayer is a means for establishing essential human unity though common worship.

If a man isn't a certain age, he just isn't interesting.

Evil comes not amiss if it comes alone.

To the best of my knowledge, there has never been a monetary union, putting out a fiat currency, composed of independent states.