Ages of faith and of unbelief are always said to mark the course of history.

Love cannot live where there is no trust.

When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free and was never free again.

Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.

To rejoice in life, to find the world beautiful ... was a mark of the Greek spirit.

The power of good is shown not by triumphantly conquering evil, but by continuing to resist evil while facing certain defeat.

..,No love cannot leave where there is no trust..,~cupid and psyche..,"Greek mythology of Edith Hamilton

Responsibility is the price every man must pay for freedom.

A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people as no historical reconstruction can.

To be able to be caught up into the world of thought-that is educated.

It is not hard work that is dreary; it is superficial work.

For what can the damned really have to say to the damned?

Now then, " he mused, "how does one fly a dragon?

If it [talent] isn’t strong enough to take the gaff of real training, then it’s not worth much.

Sending armies to McClellan is like shoveling fleas across a barnyard, not half of them get there.

By working and living in New York, you are breathing Western civilization, continuously reminded of its benefits and its values.

Somebody has to wear the black hat and give the audience someone to shake their fists at. They want someone to hate. And if that's what you want to pay me to do, I'm happy to do it!

Good manners are not bred in moments, but in years.

I've always had a love of country music.

That whole lifestyle - make a record, do a tour: I know how to do that. It doesn't interest me.

Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed