“The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.”

Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.

Under every stone lurks a politician.

A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.

Comedy too can sometimes discern what is right. I shall not please, but I shall say what is true.

If a man owes me money, I never seem to forget. But if I do the owing, I somehow never remember.

Mix and knead together all the state business as you do for your sausages. To win the people, always cook them some savory that pleases them.

Surely you do not believe in the gods. What’s your argument? Where’s your proof?

Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.

Weak mortals, chained to the earth, creatures of clay as frail as the foliage of the woods, you unfortunate race, whose life is but darkness, as unreal as a shadow, the illusion of a dream.

Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war.

If you strike upon a thought that baffles you, break off from that entanglement and try another, so shall your wits be fresh to start again.

Let each man exercise the art he knows.

An actor should refine public taste.

Comedy is allied to justice.

One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.

No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.

I defeat my enemies when I make them my friends.

Only a fool would let his enemy teach his children.

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.

Your Worst Enemy Could Be Your Best Friend & Your Best Friend Your Worst Enemy.

Construct templates for possible futures, and focus our rage for change upon our enemies rather than upon each other.

My only enemy is time.