Themistocles being asked whether he would rather be Achilles or Homer, said, "Which would you rather be, a conqueror in the Olympic games, or the crier that proclaims who are conquerors?

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.

The heart under your heart is not the one you shareso readily so full of pleasantry & tendernessit is a single blackberry at the heart of a brambleor else some larger fruit heavy the size of a fist

We cannot know the future. All we can do is face it bravely. We should take heed of those we love and respect. But in the end, we make every decision alone.

My life is too valuable to remain shielded and protected behind the coziness and comfort of security.

A man with no humility and integrity can only impress small minds with his worldly possessions .

I am going to be murdered.It wasn’t any easier to face in the daytime.

Being a lady does not require silence.

There is no such passion in human nature, as the passion for gravy among commercial gentlemen.

First move me, astonish me, break my heart, let me tremble, weep, stare, be enraged-only then regale my eyes.

But no matter how many fish in the sea, itd be so empty without me.

I want to be famous in my home.