To stumble twice against the same stone is a proverbial disgrace.

Politicians are not born; they are excreted.

Poor is the nation that has no heroes, but poorer still is the nation that having heroes, fails to remember and honor them.

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.

Read at every wait; read at all hours; read within leisure; read in times of labor; read as one goes in; read as one goest out. The task of the educated mind is simply put: read to lead.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

It is not enough to acquire wisdom, it is necessary to employ it.

Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.

Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more deceptive than the whole electoral system.

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

Believing that there is a conflict between rationality and spirituality is like believing that there is a conflict between knowledge and inspiration.

Sometimes what a person needs most is to be forgiven.

Do not seek wealth or splendor, but seek true wisdom, freedom, and joy of life.

Do stuff. Be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration's shove or society's kiss on your forehead.

The ancient wisdom of the masters says that even a mighty oak was once a nut like you.

Computer science has as much to do with computers as astronomy has to do with telescopes.

The game is meant to be fun.

I think a lot of time, I'm just writing my worst fears.

Each Jew must either give or take tzedakah [charity] for Passover.

If we are genuinely committed to promoting a culture of peace, as individuals we must look to our values and ensure that we all exhibit a peace loving life to our nation's children.