Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

United we stand, divided we fall.

Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

There's smoke in my iris, but I painted a sunny day on the insides of my eyelids

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.

It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.

Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore.

An inspiration - a long, deep breath of the pure air of thought - could alone give health to the heart.

The Soviet government sprouted and grew out of the habits, the psychology, and the condition of the Russian people. It fitted them. They understand it.

True prayer is a way of life, not just for use in cases of emergency.

Everyone should have the same opportunity, and in many areas that's not the case because programs are built around the elite.

Colour is not the issue in America; class is.

Taken as a story of human achievement, and human blindness, the discoveries in the sciences are among the great epics.

The Commission on Presidential Debates must be replaced if we want to have a democracy in this country.

Defying History and Theory: The United States as the 'Last Remaining Superpower,'

I really like Iceland. One of the nicest things about it is that I hardly ever had to reach for my credit card. There's practically nothing there to go shopping for.