"Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them."

"And it is no less true, that personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice."

"It is rather a problem of how to secure the best use of resources known to any of the members of society, for ends whose relative importance only those individuals know."

"I know people who go back and check themselves, but it drives me crazy. Everybody wants to look in the mirror and see Cary Grant looking back at them, but that's just not the case."

"I discovered something amazing, which has caused a lot of controversy - the fountain of youth. I have to keep it a secret!"

"Wisdom principle 34 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 78."