What is not seen is as if it was not. Even the Right does not receive proper consideration if it does not seem right.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

I thought we were celebrating being richer and cleverer than everyone else!

Why are we here? We're here to go!

Only those exceptional at mimicking others feel at ease in the world.

You can't continue to have higher education tuition grow at a multiple of the rate of inflation.

It occurred to me that I just didn't see how I could go ahead and continue to eat meat. It just seemed so... cannibalistic to me. And so, I'm a vegetarian, and I have been ever since.

Weak people never admit that they are responsible for their own state. They always blame either circumstances or others.

The irrepressible spirit that made his playing seem like good conversation is the Rubinstein legacy for pianists, if they can pick up their heads from the keyboard long enough to claim it.

People need to believe that they can participate fully in the decisions that affect their lives and have a stake in the societies in which they live

The White House is worried about Joe Biden's potential run for president, and a source says they fear that it wouldn't have the right outcome. That's right, they think he might win.

My faculties are decaying now and soon I shall be so I cannot remember any but the things that never happened.