The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?

Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise.

Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.

I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.

After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.

Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.

We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.

I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.

If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.

An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.

Not even waste/is inviolate./The day misspent, /the love misplaced, /has inside it/the seed of redemption./Nothing is exempt from resurrection.

Old foxes want no tutors.

The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place in which to spend one's leisure.

The great advantage of being in a rut is that when one is in a rut, one knows exactly where one is.

There's a light in a woman's eyes that speaks louder than words.

It's ironic that the Bible belt is the killing belt - Texas, Florida, Alabama, Virginia, and so forth, Georgia. Chief executioners.

We are now at a point where we must educate our children in what no one knew yesterday, and prepare our schools for what no one knows yet.

Leave everything for one moment, in unending time and just be. This is the majesty of Being

If you learn how to make fun of yourself, your ego will go down.

Most people fancy themselves innocent of those crimes of which they cannot be convicted.