Robert Burton (Scholar) Sticks and Stones A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.
Robert Burton (Scholar) When first we practise to deceive! No cord nor cable can so forcibly draw, or hold so fast, as love can do with a twined thread.
Robert Burton (Scholar) Every little bit helps A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself.
Pythagoras (Philosopher) Sometimes but not always The oldest, shortest words — "yes" and "no" — are those which require the most thought.
Pythagoras (Philosopher) Replace Soul with Mind Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.
Pythagoras (Philosopher) The Etymology of Silence Changes over Time Silence is better than unmeaning words.
Pythagoras (Philosopher) Well-being is well-doing Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.
Pythagoras (Philosopher) "We are all Made of Star-Stuff" Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself.
Pythagoras (Philosopher) Parse and Prosper Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras (Philosopher) Happiness is a Group Effort Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.
Pythagoras (Philosopher) Necessity is the Mother of Contention As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.
Pythagoras (Philosopher) Math is Everywhere! There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.
Homer (Blind Poet) All paths of virtue lead to friendship A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother.
Homer (Blind Poet) No longer do we face such deficiencies Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing sooner than of war.
Homer (Blind Poet) Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent. Words empty as the wind are best left unsaid.
Homer (Blind Poet) Nationalism Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his country's cause.
Homer (Blind Poet) Detestable Games of Hide-n-Seek I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another.
Homer (Blind Poet) Hosts are Parasitic. Kindness is Universal. A guest never forgets the host who has treated him kindly.
Homer (Blind Poet) Friendship The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a friend worth dying for.
Homer (Blind Poet) Deception Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.
Homer (Blind Poet) Talking in your slumber There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.
George Steiner (Literary Critic) Are secular teachers rabbis? I learned early on that 'rabbi' means teacher, not priest.
