We weed out the darnel from the corn and the unfit in war, but do not excuse evil men from the service of the state.

The most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what is untrue.

When brothers agree, no fortress is so strong as their common life.

There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly.

Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive.

It is better to fall in with crows than with flatterers; for in the one case you are devoured when dead, in the other case while alive.

As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.

It is a royal privilege to do good and be ill spoken of.

Royalty does good and is badly spoken of.

Not to unlearn what you have learned is the most necessary kind of learning.

Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes.

Societies in decline have no use for visionaries.

We have a vision of South Africa in which black and white shall live and work together as equals in conditions of peace and prosperity.

Books are only the shadow and life the real thing. I believe this as strongly as any belief I hold.

Tel-Aviv airport is still the only airport in the world where each passenger is met by ten relatives.

Don't fear moving slowly forward...fear standing still.

A dead martyr is just another corpse.

Malcolm X had a habit of scribbling notes in small pieces of paper that [Alex] Haley would surreptitiously pick up at the end of their discussions.

Music is one of those things that becomes a soundtrack to our lives.

I am not Pele or Maradona

To create the protection for the corporations, government is actually growing bigger than ever before, in every part of the world. Yet it’s growing extremely thin as a protector of people.