Nothing made the horse so fat as the king's eye.

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 do not think, Prospero, ' he said, 'that one should attribute a very high degree of reality to your house.

Be patient with yourself.The journey of life requires alot of patient, persistence and perseverance.

I tell Allah I love Him immensely, immensely. But I tell Him I cannot be better, because of how the world is.

Someday this upside-down world will be turned right side up. Nothing in all eternity will turn it back again. If we are wise, we will use our brief lives on earth positioning ourselves for the turn.

Nobody wants to buy a $60, 000 electric Civic. But people will pay $90, 000 for an electric sports car.

A picture book is a small door to the enormous world of the visual arts, and they're often the first art a young person sees.

Dresses, I find, are impractical in social situations, but I enjoy wearing them a great deal on stage.

Perhaps just one more, Master Harry, for luck?

Ever since I was in my teens I had plans at one point in my life to write a novel.

Realize your true nature. That is all there is to do. Know yourself as you are - infinite Spirit. That is practical religion. Everything else is impractical, for everything else will perish.