The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

Politicians are not born; they are excreted.

Poor is the nation that has no heroes, but poorer still is the nation that having heroes, fails to remember and honor them.

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.

Read at every wait; read at all hours; read within leisure; read in times of labor; read as one goes in; read as one goest out. The task of the educated mind is simply put: read to lead.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

It is not enough to acquire wisdom, it is necessary to employ it.

Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.

Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more deceptive than the whole electoral system.

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

Let your Creed be to do a Good Deed. When your Focus is on your Need instead of your Greed, you will succeed.

She had assumed they would see each other every day but she hadn’t really thought about the implications of having an affair with a married man. It wasn’t going to be a normal relationship.

Some people would rather die in their pride, than live in their humility.

I'm convinced the question of development is mainly an issue of governance and leadership.

If you would learn a thing, straightway declare yourself a professor of it!

I don't take myself that seriously, I'm taking the piss out of myself. I can't really beat up guys, it's fun!

Senator: Person who makes laws in Washington when not doing time.

So, change lanes. Get your stride back. Don't stay on a road that can only lead you to further devastation

Entropy requires no maintenance.

I got tired of my taxes paying for exciting little wars around the world. Then I discovered that when I died, my wife would probably have to sell our house to pay for the taxes in America.