To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.

Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.

The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.

They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.

Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.

Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own

All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.

In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.

Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible

People have the power we give them. Words have the power we give them.

Everything not forbidden by the laws of nature, he assured her - quoting a colleague down the hall - is mandatory.

My relationship with the mountains actually started when I was 16. Every year, a group used to be taken from Auckland Grammar down to the Tangariro National Park for a skiing holiday.

It's always the same: mediocrities are over-valued and great men are rejected.

Every gathering of Americans-whether a few on the porch of a crossroads store or massed thousands in a great stadium-is the possessor of a potentially immeasurable influence on the future.

Teaching was the most pleasant thing I did.

It is not things, but opinions about things that have absolutely no existence, which have so deranged mankind!

According to the latest poll, a record 73 percent of Americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction. But the good news: Gas is so expensive that we'll never get there.

Partnership, not dependence, is the real romance in marriage.

For the sense of smell, almost more than any other, has the power to recall memories and it's a pity we use it so little.