"Such as thy words are, such will..." - Quote by Socrates

“wealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth and every other blessing, both to the individual and to the state”

“The perfect human being is all human beings put together, it is a collective, it is all of us together that make perfection.”

“What a lot of things there are a man can do without.”

“Great men, great nations, have not been boasters and buffoons, but perceivers of the terror of life, and have manned themselves to face it.”

“"Vell," said Mr. Weller, "Now I s'pose he'll want to call some witnesses to speak to his character, or p'raps to prove a alleybi. I've been a turnin' the bis'ness over in my mind, and he may make his-self easy, Sammy. I've got some friends as'll do either for him, but my adwice 'ud be this here-never mind the character, and stick to the alleybi. Nothing like a alleybi, Sammy, nothing."”

“Oh, I'm a dangerous criminal, I am,' said the dwarf cheerfully.”

“Words enable us to transfer our thoughts from inside our own mind into the mind of another. They have the power to alter history, to describe the past, and to bring meaning and substance to the present.”

“My words have an origin. My deeds have a sovereign. Truly, because people do not understand this, they do not understand me.”

“It's funny because I've made a living off of words, but words get in the way of what you really want to say.”