Lysander said that the law spoke too softly to be heard in such a noise of war.

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.

I wonder why I don't go to bed and go to sleep. But then it would be tomorrow, so I decide that no matter how tired, no matter how incoherent I am, I can skip on hour more of sleep and live.

Oh, I can't help quoting you, because everything that you said rings true.

How can you follow your heart, unless you know why you have allowed it to be empty for so long and didn't have the courage to fix it?

Whatever our destiny is or may be, we have made it ourselves, and we do not complain of it.

Never, no never, did Nature say one thing, and wisdom another.

Our deeds are fetters that we forge ourselves.

Wanting to be accepted is something I like a lot of people can relate to.

Forgiveness, reader, is, I think, something very much like hope and love - a powerful, wonderful thing. And a ridiculous thing, too.

Beauty, grace, and charm my foot. It's a school for sadists with good tea-serving skills.