In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

Is anyone simply by birth to be applauded or punished?

Hitopadesa

How many fools does it take to make up a public?

Sebastian Roch Nicolas Chamfort

Men are born with two eyes, but only one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say.

Charles Caleb Colton

To the illumined man or woman, a clod of dirt, a stone, and gold are the same.

Bhagavad Gita

The love of fame is almost another name for the love of excellence; or it is the ambition to attain the highest excellence, sanctioned by the highest authority, that of time.

William Hazlitt

The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.

Germaine De Stael

One has a greater sense of degradation after an interview with a doctor than from any human experience.

Alice James

Being in control of your life and having realistic expectations about your day-to-day challenges are the keys to stress management, which is perhaps the most important ingredient to living a happy, healthy and rewarding life.

Marilu Henner

But because we in the United States finance our current account deficit by borrowing in our own currency, we can move to a more competitive dollar without the adverse effects that followed currency declines in other countries.

Martin Feldstein

I travel without barely any luggage. Just a second set of underwear and binoculars and a map and a toothbrush.

Werner Herzog

I can't see myself leaving the club I grew up supporting... it's one of those things, the money's great but I still get paid reasonably well from the Lions and at the end of the day I think job satisfaction is the No.1 priority and I just love it up here.

Jonathan Brown

Thus we hope to teach mythology not as a study, but as a relaxation from study to give our work the charm of a story-book, yet by means of it to impart a knowledge of an important branch of education.

Thomas Bulfinch