The drop hollows out the stone not by strength, but by constant falling.

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 family is one of the greatest traps that society has used for millennia to keep man a slave

Have enough sense to know, ahead of time, when your skills will not extend to wallpapering.

I'm really happy to have set the world record for the fastest disabled woman, but I think I can go much faster.

You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss.

Acknowledge people, not their jobs.

What is fame? The advantage of being known by people of whom you yourself know nothing, and for whom you care as little.

The public are not stupid.

I'll be honest: I was a super-late bloomer, and I was kind of a prude.

Really, boy, unless you're ready to deal with the monster, you shouldn't go looking under the bed.

Showers and sunshine bring, Slowly, the deepening verdure o'er the earth; To put their foliage out, the woods are slack, And one by one the singing-birds come back.