Sometimes, the simple things are more fun and meaningful than all the banquets in the world ...

Socrates: Have you noticed on our journey how often the citizens of this new land remind each other it is a free country? Plato: I have, and think it odd they do this.Socrates: How so, Plato?Plato: It is like reminding a baker he is a baker, or a sculptor he is asculptor.Socrates: You mean to say if someone is convinced of their trade, they haveno need to be reminded.Plato: That is correct.Socrates: I agree. If these citizens were convinced of their freedom, they would not need reminders.

You cannot hinder someone’s free will, that’s the first law of the Universe, no matter what the decision.

Make your lives a masterpiece, you only get one canvas.

There are some things you can’t learn at any university, except for one, the University of Life... the only college where everyone is a permanent student.

An acquaintance merely enjoys your company, a fair-weather companion flatters when all is well, a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear.

Be wise today so you don't cry tomorrow.

How often have the greatest thoughts and ideas come to light during conversations with the family over the evening dinner?

There are times when wisdom cannot be found in the chambers of parliament or the halls of academia but at the unpretentious setting of the kitchen table.