It is no flattery to give a friend a due character; for commendation is as much the duty of a friend as reprehension.

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.

It doesn’t matter where I am

I only knew the schoolbooks said he "died in the wilderness, of a broken heart.""More than him has done that, " said Antonia sadly, and the girls murmured assent.

We can discover the capacity of the mind to be aware, to love, to begin again

If you want to kill serious crime, you have to kill serious criminals!

We do not believe until we want a thing and feel that we shall die if it is not granted to us and then we kneel and believe.

Political analysts are saying that as a candidate, Donald Trump is 'a totally unqualified nuisance.' In other words, he is a legitimate contender for the Republican nomination.

All I had was natural ability.

All husbands are alike, but they have different faces so you can tell them apart.

None of the people watching 'Big Brother' will bring you chicken soup if you get sick.

It became very clear that Hanoi was in effect strategically running the Viet Cong operation.