Lampis, the sea commander, being asked how he got his wealth, answered, "My greatest estate I gained easily enough, but the smaller slowly and with much labour.

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.

Nobody is masterless, even ronin enslaved by his sword.

Of all the lessons my parents taught me, GIVING was the best

It's the one who won't be taken that cannot seem to give, and the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.

Serving reconnects people to purpose. Serving someone else's dream empowers not just us, but them.

Spread ya legs, arch your back. Go up and down, and make it clap.

Some poems are like the Centaurs--a mingling of man and beast, and begotten of Ixion on a cloud.

I have less to do with 'The Simpsons' every season, but I stick my nose in here and there. Basically, it's just trying to keep the characters consistent and making sure the show has a soul.

We've won wars before and we've certainly retained our rights as Americans.

It makes me happy when my sons come home and tell me, 'We bumped into Donatella and she says hi.'

Just because your prince hasn't come doesn't mean you're not a princess.