The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education.

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.

In the world, the disappointed or annoyed person seeks revenge

He was the oldest. When we left Kentucky, our folks told him to look after me. Didn't say a word to me. Wouldn't have occurred to them.

we know little of the things for which we pray

I also argued before the war that the administration was underestimating Arab nationalism and Iraqi nationalism, that it was not going to be as easy to rule Iraq as they thought.

How you know where I'm at when you haven't been where I've been? Understand where I'm coming from?

I am not concerned with being liked or disliked. I am concerned with being respected

Don't you want to take a leap of faith? Or become an old man, filled with regret, waiting to die alone!

Silence is the space where man wakes up.

It takes only one bad amp to turn your ears to oatmeal: That's how old hippies became Yanni fans.

Comedy appeals to the collective mind of the audience and this grows fatigued; while farce appeals to a more robust organ, their collective belly.