I will not steep my speech in lies; the test of any man lies in action.

In all things rest is sweet; there is sur feit even in honey, even in Aphrodite s lovely flowers.

Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection

Water is the best of all things.

Learn what you are and be such.

Words have a longer life than deeds.

O my soul, do not aspire to immortal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible.

Often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.

There is a mortal breed most full of futility. In contempt of what is at hand, they strain into the future, hunting impossibilities on the wings of ineffectual hopes.

Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised; and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.

Of the good things given between man and man, I say that a neighbor, true and loving in heart, to neighbor is a joy beyond all things else.

Balance: a dance with how and when.

When you realize your life isn't heading in the direction you wish, rather than wasting time complaining about the situation, just focus on the direction you wish to proceed with determination.

The untrue things don’t deserve to be respected!

In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free.

I'm opposed to any sport that reduces the coefficient of friction between me and the ground.

Writing good editorials is chiefly telling the people what they think, not what you think.

Silence is never so impenetrable as when the whisper of steel on paper strives to pierce it.

I don't admit that a woman draws that well!

The United States now has more prison inmates than full-time farmers.

If a man wishes to become a hero, then the serpent must first become a dragon: otherwise he lacks his proper enemy.