For he who gives no fuel to fire puts it out, and likewise he who does not in the beginning nurse his wrath and does not puff himself up with anger takes precautions against it and destroys it.

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.

Being a 'good' parent is more about the parent, and, less about the 'supposedly-could-have-been-bad' child.

Wharick is the king. I know you already knew that. And by the way, Exian's head in a bag? Gross gift for a king, just sayin'. (Breccan)

[He] had to submit to the fate of every newcomer in a small town, where many tongues talk but few heads think.

March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path.

Connecting dots is not that rewarding of an experience.

The most scarce resource we have these days is the idea.

Basically, my socialization as a child didn't come from any schooling; it came from being in theater and meeting people online.

Women know when they've got the menopause but men don't quite know. They know it afterwards.

My Advice is: You always have to keep persevering.

And none will hear the postman’s knock Without a quickening of the heart. For who can bear to feel himself forgotten?