Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence makes wealth and everything else good for men, both individually and collectively.

A man who really fights for justice must lead a private, not a public, life if he is to survive for even a short time.

The true champion of justice, if he intends to survive even for a short time, must necessarily confine himself to private life and leave politics alone.

No one knows whether death may not be the greatest of all blessings for a man, yet men fear it as if they knew it was the greatest of evils.

...[R]eal wisdom is the property of God, and... human wisdom has little or no value.

...[S]ome of the opinions which people entertain should be respected, and others should not.

I am convinced that I never wrong anyone intentionally...

...[M]en are put in a sort of guard-post, from which one must not release one's self or run away...

...[T]he really important thing is not to live, but to live well... [a]nd to live well means the same thing as to live honourably or rightly...

Do you imagine that a city can continue to exist and not be turned upside down, if the legal judgments which are pronounced in it have no force but are nullified and destroyed by private persons?

...a good man cannot be harmed either in life or in death, and that his affairs are not neglected by the gods.

When we choose to operate on the frequency of compassion and kindness, we create, and reinforce our own realities, as filled with compassion and kindness.

You're going to have things to repent, boy, ' Mr. John had told Nick. 'That's one of the best things there is. You can always decide whether to repent them or not. But the thing is to have them.

One's fantasy goes for a walk and returns with a bride.

We need to wash the feet of our enemies.

Those who had alleged that a million civilians were dying from sanctions were willing, nay eager, to keep those same murderous sanctions if it meant preserving Saddam!

I want a girl who lets me do my own thing, but who is going to be by my side the whole time, because I know I'd be supportive of her. And kissing is a big thing for me! You have to be a good kisser.

Everyone has seen people dancing all night. But take a man and make him dance for a quarter of an hour without music and see if he can bear it.

So we need people who will remain steadfast in any hardship and who have a high degree of resistance.

I'm still trying to figure myself out as an actor.