"Do not expect Plato's ideal republic; be..." - Quote by Marcus Aurelius

“Remember that all things are only opinion and that it is in your power to think as you please.”

“People generally despise where they flatter, and cringe to those they would gladly overtop; so that truth and ceremony are two things.”

“Take it that you have died today, and your life's story is ended; and henceforward regard what future time may be given you as uncovenanted surplus, and live it out in harmony with nature.”

“Wherever a man comes, there comes revolution. The old is for slaves.”

“And to all those who have wondered if Americas beacon still burns as bright - tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope. For that is the true genius of America - that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.”

“We haven't failed. We now know a thousand things that won't work, so we are much closer to finding what will.”

“Delight in splendor is No more than happiness with little: for both Have their appeal.”

“For it is better to suffer a little want than to have too much.”

“We don't have to fix anything.”