The most glorious exploits do not always furnish us with the clearest discoveries of virtue or vice in men.

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.

Do not let the words or actions of others make you doubt yourself.

I've also been known to cry during MasterCard commercials.

Is the prospect of magic any more outrageous than a dragon train?

O Lord, as I walk through the valley of the shadow of doubt, at least let mewear a Walkman...

But I pine in Solitude. Solitude is my undoing.

I soaked up the drink and it, in return, absorbed me.

A sleeping fox counts hens in his dreams.

It's a nightmare if you're working with someone you don't get on with, especially if you have to be in love with them.

If you work at love, you will find love at work.

It’s critical that young people start flexing their creative muscles in order to take on the world's most complex challenges.