Anaximander says that men were first produced in fishes, and when they were grown up and able to help themselves were thrown up, and so lived upon the land.

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.

When Demosthenes was asked what was the first part of Oratory, he answered, "Action," and which was the second, he replied, "action," and which was the third, he still answered "Action.

Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.

The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.

Barba non facit philosophum

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.

Time is the wisest of all counselors.

No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.

We are exactly where we have chosen to be.

Slavery does not merely mean a legalised form of subjection. It means a state of society in which some men are forced to accept from others the purposes which control their conduct.

Man is a vile creature!

Being enlightened ironically means realizing that there is no separate entity that can be enlightened or unenlightened.

Time passes. I drift in and out. As if I cease to be, until I remember to exist again.

By the way, the secret of speaking French is confidence. Whether you are right or wrong, you don't hesitate.

You can definitely aid the message that you want to send to people by what scent you're wearing.

Strength of numbers is the delight of the timid. The Valiant in spirit glory in fighting alone.

I'm not a guy who is out trying to promote myself. It's really not me.

When you see the body outside of a costume and see the strength that it takes, people would look at dance a different way and see how athletic it is. You're not just born like that.