Anarcharsis, on learning that the sides of a ship were four fingers thick, said that "the passengers were just that distance from death.

Courage, my boy! that is the complexion of virtue.

As some say, Solon was the author of the apophthegm, "Nothing in excess.

There is a written and an unwritten law. The one by which we regulate our constitutions in our cities is the written law; that which arises from customs is the unwritten law.

Bury me on my face," said Diogenes; and when he was asked why, he replied, "Because in a little while everything will be turned upside down.

Anaxagoras said to a man who was grieving because he was dying in a foreign land, "The descent to Hades is the same from every place.

Diogenes, when asked from what country he came, replied, "I am a citizen of the world."

He used to say that it was better to have one friend of great value than many friends who were good for nothing.

Sacrifice to the Graces.

Antisthenes used to say that envious people were devoured by their own disposition, just as iron is by rust.

Aristippus being asked what were the most necessary things for well-born boys to learn, said, "Those things which they will put in practice when they become men.

All glory to Adonai! Great is thy love.Great is thy mercy.Great is thy faithfulness.

It was a subversive notion, the idea that she was free. Free to choose where to go and what to do with her time.

She screamed. Her screaming was beautiful. But, truth be told he missed the crying.

I count it as a major victory to not only be on a series that's had a full season run, but to actually be on one that's gotten picked up for a second season.

When a mother has a baby, she should stay home with that baby.

I used to think being loved was the greatest thing to think about, but now I know love is never satisfied just thinking about it.

It is not permitted that we should know everything.

Just as you would not neglect seeds that you planted with hope that they will bear vegetables and fruits and flowers, so must you attend to nourish the garden of your becoming.

I was a huge bookworm as a kid, and you could usually find me reading something with a dragon on its cover.