Isocrates

"Isocrates spoke of the power of words to shape minds and societies."

"Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world."

"The greatest thing you can do for another is not just to share your riches, but to reveal to him his own."

"As it is shameful for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable, it is equally shameful to grow old without knowing the beauty and strength of his mind."

"Those who excel in virtue have the best right to superiority."

"We ought not to be ashamed of using the help of lower animals any more than to use lower tools."

"The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others."

"Learning to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark."

"Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, we ought to know a little about everything."

"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."

"It is not in the nature of things for any to exist without pleasure."

"The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, but the kind of man the country produces."

"Do not keep silence when your heart cries out; speak the truth."

"The foundation of every state is the education of its youth."

"A man's true wealth is the good he does in the world."

"Those who think they know it all have no way of finding out they don't."

"The spoken word is the shadow of the unspoken."

"You will get the most attention and respect when you act with purpose and integrity."

"In old age, we are like a tree bearing fruit; the more we have learned, the sweeter our fruit becomes."

"Beautiful language may not change the world, but it can change how we see the world."

"Time is the greatest teacher; unfortunately it kills all of its students."

"The foundation of justice is good faith."

"Freedom is not given; it is taken."

"Great men are not born great; they grow great."

"To find yourself, you must first lose yourself in service to others."

"The quality of life is determined by its activities."

"We are not sent into the world to do anything into which we cannot put our hearts."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."

"Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow."

"Words are the image of the mind; books are the mind of society."