Wherever magistrates were appointed from among those who complied with the injunctions of the laws, Socrates considered the government to be an aristocracy.

Is anyone simply by birth to be applauded or punished?

Hitopadesa

The plainer the dress, the greater luster does beauty appear.

Edward F. Halifax

Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.

Aung San Suu Kyi

A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example.

Niccolo Machiavelli

To call a man an animal is to flatter him; he's a machine, a walking dildo.

Valerie Solanis

A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds.

Henry Moore

Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling.

Margaret Lee Runbeck

One of the most adventurous things left us is to go to bed. For no one can lay a hand on our dreams.

E. V. Lucas, 365 Days and One Mo

Principles for the Development of a Complete Mind: Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Develop your senses - especially learn how to see. Realise that everything connects to everything else.

Leonardo DaVinci

He sat me down. He said he was incomplete. He thinks true love's gonna get him back on his feet. He said you only find love once in your life. So I guess when you find it you're gonna hold it right? You'll hold it right?

Tegan Quin

If a farmer fills his barn with grain, he gets mice. If he leaves it empty, he gets actors.

Bill Vaughan

The devil helps his servants for a season; but when they get into a pinch; he leaves them in the lurch.

Sir Roger L'Estrange