"Give a man a mask, and he will show you his true face." ~ Oscar Wilde


"It is the mark of an educated mind, to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle

"Yesterday I was clever and tried to change the world. Today I am wise and try to change myself." ~ Rumi

"Only the dead have seen the end of war." ~ Plato

"If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals." ~ Sirius Black

"Pride is not the opposite of shame, but its source. True humility is the only antidote for shame." ~ Iroh

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." ~ Plato

"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they will never sit in." ~ Greek proverb

"The death of one man is a tragedy; the death of millions is a statistic" ~Stalin