The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions.

I have not come to praise Caesar, but to bury him.

The origin of society, then, is to be sought, not in any natural right which one man has to exercise authority over another, but in the united consent of those who associate.

By all means must we fly; not with our feet, however, but with our hands.

Virtue, vain word, futile shadow, slave of chance! Alas! I believe in thee!

It is the coward who fawns upon those above him. It is the coward who is insolent whenever he dares be so.

Compassion to an offender who has grossly violated the laws is, in effect, a cruelty to the peaceable subject who has observed them.

I hold myself indebted to any one from whose enlightened understanding another ray of knowledge communicates to mine. Really to inform the mind is to correct and enlarge the heart.

Oppression is more easily endured than insult.

Integrity is praised and then left out in the cold.

How much easier is it to be generous than just.

Character is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that’s right is to get by, and the only thing that’s wrong is to get caught.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.

I have to get stronger, harder, and faster. The only way to get hard enough to walk the Apocalypse Road is in the crucible of battle.

I realized pretty soon that I have to do more than just play bass in the background way. So, I developed a kind of playing which only a handful of musicians accepted.

I remembered something somebody had once said to me. It's okay. Everyday is freshly ground.

I'm always thinking about losing money as opposed to making money. Don't focus on making money, focus on protecting what you have

As our kindness for ourselves grows, so does our kindness for other people.

If there are no spots on a sugar cube then I’ve just put a dice in my tea.

I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books who wanted to suppress any of them.

We have run out of creativity for children and teachers alike in the name of pushing up standards.