“The most part of all princes have more delight in warlike manners and feats of chivalry than in the good feats of peace.”

“No one, on his deathbed, ever regretted having been a Catholic.”

“The many great gardens of the world, of literature and poetry, of painting and music, of religion and architecture, all make the point as clear as possible: The soul cannot thrive in the absence of...”

“If it be a point of humanity for man to bring health and comfort to man, and especially to mitigate and assuage the grief of others, and by taking from them the sorrow and heaviness of life to rest...”

“Your friend Plato holds that commonwealths will only be happy when either philosophers rule or rulers philosophize: how remote happiness must appear when philosophers won't even deign to share thei...”

“It is naturally given to all men to esteem their own inventions best.”

“Inside the building, the sun lights up segments of the rotting wooden floor through the many holes in the roof. As I look for her, I register things: the soggy floorboards. The smell of almonds, li...”

“whilst you are a youth, think about the aged; whilst you are an aged, think about the youth”

“We are all innocent aged kids.”

“God and government can work together”

“When it comes down to it, government is simply an abandonment of responsibility on the assumption that there are people, other than ourselves, who really know how to manage things. But the governme...”

“In our country let us reject violence and selfishness which could destroy Nigeria unity.”

“I often think about dogs when I think about work and retirement. There are many breeds of dog that just need to be working, and useful, or have a job of some kind, in order to be happy. Otherwise t...”

“Retirement is purgatory for the former sports star. The world outside organized sports is unforgiving.”

“Making a Christmas album is looked upon by some people as the thing you do when you are heading towards retirement.”