The whole point of justice consists precisely in our providing for others through humanity what we provide for our own family through affection.

Mars, when guilty of homicide, and set free from the charge of murder by the Athenians through favour, lest he should appear to be too fierce and savage, committed adultery with Venus.

Devils so work that things which are not, appear to men as if they were real.

Modesty in human beings is praised because it is not a matter of nature, but of will.

The first point of wisdom is to. discern what is false; the second, to know what is true.

Let it be known that this is the true Church, in which there is confession and penance and which takes a health-promoting care of the sins and wounds to which the weak flesh is subject.

For they, the philosophers, were considered teachers of right living, which is far more excellent, since to speak well belongs only to a few, but to live well belongs to all.

Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.

Nobody is poor unless he stand in need of justice.

Memory tempers prosperity, mitigates adversity, controls youth, and delights old age.

The prophets, who were very many, proclaim and declare the one God; for, being filled with the inspiration of the one God, they predicted things to come, with agreeing and harmonious voice.

There are pearls in the deepest fathoms of the Self, but to get them you will have to go through unimaginable perils.

Democrats always assure us that deterrence will work, but when the time comes to deter, they're against it.

I believe a calm dog is a happy, obedient dog that won't get into trouble.

... for I know I shall be interrupted-- I shall want to be, really, because life is too exciting to sit still for long.

You can't boycott something you never went to anyway,so why put energy into it?

In the 1930s one was aware of two great evils - mass unemployment and the threat of war.

When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.

I have never done jewelry before so, of course, I had an idea in mind, but I needed it to be feasible and I don't really know about the materials, like what's possible, what's not possible.

I don't think I came to music. I think music came to me - or was already embedded when I came into this sphere, this realm, this Earth.

You could put all the talent I had into your left eye and still not suffer from impaired vision.