They fought indeed and were slain, but it was to maintain the luxury and the wealth of other 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.

When you are lying drunk at the airport you're Irish. When you win an Oscar you're British.

Everything takes me longer than I expect. It's the sad truth about life

Poise: the ability to be ill at ease inconspicuously.

Life passes into pages if it passes into anything.

On the way to work good-hearted young girls sometimes offer me their seats, which I accept and bless them in return, a transaction satisfying to all concerned.

A letter is a risky thing; the writer gambles on the reader's frame of mind.

Women only love those that they don’t know.

No expense has been incurred but what has been approved of and provided for by Parliament.

Don't grieve for what doesn't come. Some things that don't happen keep disasters from happening.

It was just this sudden call like it was an emergency. "Quick! You have to go do this... because it's Friends!" I was just, "Oh, my God, okay!"