Collection of the best phrases and famous quotes from the most prominent authors.
Sports do not shape character, they reveal it.
It is an undeniable truth that the whole population of each country sincerely desires its prosperity; but it is equally irrefutable that it does not possess the discernment and stability necessary for a systematic government.
Taking into account human nature, exercising power over a man's livelihood is equivalent to exercising power over his will.
Why has government been instituted? Because the passions of men do not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without coercive force.
Exposition, criticism, and appreciation are tasks for second-rate minds.
Many students approach studying as a liquid that needs to be swallowed, rather than as a solid that needs to be chewed. Then they wonder why it provides so little real nourishment.
Intelligence is the function that adapts the means to the ends.
Anyone who takes themselves too seriously runs the risk of appearing ridiculous. The same does not happen with someone who is always able to laugh at themselves.