"Quite often good things have hurtful consequences...." - Quote by Aristotle

“No tyrant need fear till men begin to feel confident in each other.”

“Anaximenes and Anaxagoras and Democritus say that its [the earth's] flatness is responsible for it staying still: for it does not cut the air beneath but covers it like a lid, which flat bodies evidently do: for they are hard to move even for the winds, on account of their resistance.”

“If men are given food, but no chastisement nor any work, they become insolent.”

“Unnatural deeds do breed unnatural troubles.”

“The enjoyment has been diminishing. Now, there's no question that it's sort of fun to get high.”

“If princes and kings were not exalted they might be overthrown.”

“There is absolutely no reason for being rushed along with the rush. Everybody should be free to go slow.”

“Don't ask for guarantees. And don't look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine, or library. Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were heading for shore.”

“How shall I sum up my life? I think I've been particularly lucky. Does that have something to do with faith also? I know my mother always used to say, 'Good things aren't supposed to just fall in your lap. God is very generous, but he expects you to do your part first.' So you have to make that effort. But at the end of a bad time or a huge effort, I've always had - how shall I say it? - the prize at the end. My whole life shows that.”