Grief is like a physical pain which must be allowed to subside somewhat on its own before medical treatment is applied.

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.

The most valuable thing you own is your heart. Guard it well.

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.

Some People are more turned on by money than they are by love. In one respect they're alike. They're both wonderful as long as they last.

A medical profession founded on callousness to the pain of the other animals may eventually destroy its own sensibility to the pain of humans.

Progress in science is often built on wrong theories that are later corrected. It is better to be wrong than to be vague.

Since the hour when Christ despoiled Hades, men have danced in triumph over death.

When we are made right with God, we begin to think right, we begin to talk right, and we begin to act right.

The most beautiful words of love are told in silence for a look.

Time is so fast that all times are past times! When you look at a photo of the past, you must know that you are already in the album, someone else is looking at your photo! All times are past times!

I don't need my name anywhere.