When ancient opinions and rules of life are taken away, the loss cannot possibly be estimated. From that moment, we have no compass to govern us, nor can we know distinctly to what port to steer.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

Complex prevents a person from implementing his potentials

Success is all about patience.

The form of free verse is as binding and as liberating as the form of a rondeau.

The people of Crimea, from what I've heard, would rather be with Russia than where they were.

People without independence have no business to meddle with science. It should never be linked with lucre.

It isn't bad judgment to make a man believe he is something. He is by nature inclined to it, and a little encouragement is good for most people.

When I'm tired of taking on too much responsibility as a director I then look for an acting gig.

All things are in fate, yet all things are not decreed by fate.

A child's job is to test her boundaries, a parent's is to see that she survives the test.

The problem with living outside the law is that you no longer have its protection.