The soul of man... is a portion or a copy of the soul of the Universe and is joined together on principles and in proportions corresponding to those which govern the Universe.

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.

Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence.Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance.Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence.Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance.

She built her character with the adversity she had faced, so she could live the best of her life for the rest of life.

I love outdoor sports, like volleyball, and I play them whenever I can.

INDISCRETION, n. The guilt of woman.

You don't dream so that you can remember it. You dream to achieve it.

I do think this next century, hopefully, will be about a more global view. Where you don't just think, 'Yes, my country is doing well,' but you think about the world at large.

The only men who become Gods, even the Sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy

The science of weapons and war has made us all one world and one human race with one common destiny.

A form of government that is not the result of a long sequence of shared experiences, efforts, and endeavors can never take root.

It's a real comfort zone for me to feel alien.