Adopt the character of the twisting octopus, which takes on the appearance of the nearby rock . Now follow in this direction, now turn a different hue.

Fairly examined, truly understood, No man is wholly bad, nor wholly good.

Boy, you're like a horse. Just now sated with seed, You've come back to my stable, Yearning for a good rider, fine meadow, An icy spring, shady groves.

Not to be born at all would be the best thing for man.

He who mistrusts most should be trusted least.

Restrain thy mind, and let mildness ever attend thy tongue.

The greatest treasure you can leave your children is a sense of modesty and the advice to follow virtuous persons.

Even to a wicked man a divinity gives wealth, Cyrnus, but to few men comes the gift of excellence.

Surfeit begets insolence, when prosperity comes to a bad man.

Bright youth passes swiftly as a thought.

Ploutos , no wonder mortals worship you: You are so tolerant of their sins !

Why fight to the death when we can love eachother to death?

Imagine how many new friends you would make, how much new business you could create, and how much fun you could have by simply taking the initiative to be the inviter.

I think that I have a sensitivity toward people, and that is a strength.

The actual growth in a person's life is the rise in his wisdom and not the raise in his pay or income.

I saw that philosophy had no power to make my life more bearable. Thus I lost my belief in philosophy.

You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent.

God points to the peaceful attitude of suffering people to teach others about Himself.

In giving advice, aptitude is often less to be considered, than seasonableness.

We don't have a tax revenue problem in Washington, we have a spending problem in Washington.

Love is the greatest touch-up artist of all.