He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.

Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise.

Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.

I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.

After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.

Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.

We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.

The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?

I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.

If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.

You can capable of heroic deeds. Think well of yourself and act positively.

The story of getting there is greater than the story of being there. Wherever your there might be.

Some people react to suffering by denying the very possibility of God's existence

A great leader never fears criticism and welcomes them with openness and love as if they are the beauty of the journey.

These passive prejudices were not necessarily from a place of ugly, but they certainly weren’t from a place of respect.

We can bear the sun not to set, but we cannot bear the sun not to rise!

The whole cable-TV original programming just changed the nature of television.

If you can't write your idea on the back of my calling card, you don't have a clear idea.

America is very decentralized in how it supports the humanities, unlike European countries where virtually everything stems from the central government.

I think that in a country as successful as ours, we still have a long way to go in terms of parity for women, whether it’s equal pay in the workforce or a whole host of other issues.