We're past the age of heroes and hero kings. . . . Most of our lives are basically mundane and dull, and it's up to the writer to find ways to make them interesting.
I may be no better, but at least I am different.
People in their natural state are basically good. But this natural innocence,however, is corrupted by the evils of society.
We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason. All that we lack at birth, all that we need when we come to man's estate, is the gift of education.
There are always four sides to a story: your side, their side, the truth and what really happened.
You forget that the fruits belong to all and that the land belongs to no one.
In a well governed state, there are few punishments, not because there are many pardons, but because criminals are rare; it is when a state is in decay that the multitude of crimes is a gaurantee of impunity.
Why didn’t you talk about whether women are funny or not? I just felt that by commenting on that in any real way, it would be tacit approval of it as a legitimate debate, which it isn’t.
Too many individuals are like Shakespeare's definition of "echo,"--babbling gossips of the air.
I like to think that I've got determination, and I'm fiercely protective of the people I love.
Like a garden that is carefully tended, the rewards are well worth the effort.