It does not follow, that because a particular work of art succeeds in charming us, its creator also deserves our admiration.

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.

If we win by losing ourselves, by losing what we were fighting for, then we never really win.

Learning is finding out what you already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others that they know just as well as you. You are all learners, doers, teachers.

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

We rarely know who our ancestors were. Who can even remember the names of their great-grandparents? They have vanished into the dim and distant past

The true evolutionary epic, retold as poetry, is as intrinsically ennobling as any religious epic.

The world is full of women, and the women full of wile; so that a man, if he goeth not warily withal, shall surely fall a prey thereunto.

You're a part of me...You're in my heart. Forever and always, all right? —D

There's so much that you can get mad about. Out of self-preservation, I focus on being grateful.

The greatest healing would be to wake up from what we are not.

The constitution of the United States is the result of the collected wisdom of our country.