Men who marry wives very much superior to themselves are not so truly husbands to their wives as they are unawares made slaves to their position.

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.

To have a good business, always have a caring heart.

You can do very little with faith but you can do nothing without it.

The Beatles will go on and on.

Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.

I've written probably over 200 songs that have a verse and a chorus and that's it.

There is a genius on one side of every trade and a dolt on the other, but which is which does not become clear until much later.

The shortest distance to leadership is service.

In school I was pretty fast.

You can always quit, so why quit now.

And painted portraits have a life of their own that comes from deep in the soul of the painter and where the machine can't go.