There are two sentences inscribed upon the Ancient oracle... "Know thyself" and "Nothing too much"; and upon these all other precepts depend.

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.

They stared at each other, wanting each other, drawn to each other, but their silent shout of love went unheard in the roar of misunderstanding, and the clatter of culturally ingrained beliefs.

God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.

Third parties in America gravitate not only to the extremes, but to irrelevance. (John Anderson's upcoming presidential campaign will undoubtedly confirm both tendencies.)

What if the world is holding its breath - waiting for you to take the place that only you can fill?

You want to be paid as well, you virtuous! You want reward for virtue, and heaven for earth, and eternity for your today?

When selling, never answer an unasked question.

The strength of man sinks in the hour of trial; but there doth live a Power that to the battle girdeth the weak.

Sayings remain meaningless until they are embodied in habits.

Return telephone calls promptly but be judicious about the time spent on the phone.

I trembled, and my heart failed within me; when, on looking up, I saw, by the light of the moon, the daemon at the casement.