For now indeed is the race of iron; and men never cease from labour and sorrow by day and from perishing by night.

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

It is not possible either to trick or escape the mind of Zeus.

Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn.

Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.

Love, who is most beautiful among the immortal gods, the melter of limbs, overwhelms in their hearts the intelligence and wise counsel of all gods and all men.

The artist envies what the arties gains, The bard the rival bard's successful strains.

It will not always be summer: build barns.

Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.

Bacteria: The only culture some people have.

If you add a little to a little and do this often, soon the little will become great.

Genius without wisdom is like a plane without wings

God has given you the power to be the miracle worker.

Today's vision is tomorrow's reality.

Let go of yesterday. Let today be a new beginning and be the best that you can, and you'll get to where God wants you to be.

I try and picture you reading this -- there is a sense that as I write I try and get nearer to you, connect in my mind with you.

He harms himself who does harm to another, and the evil plan is most harmful to the planner.

Laurel and Hardy. That's John and Yoko, and we stand a better chance under that guise, because all the serious people, like Martin Luther King, and Kennedy, and Gandhi, got shot.

I grew up in a Jewish family, and we have raised our children in a Jewish tradition. Religion gives a framework for moral enquiry in young minds and points us to questions beyond the material.

Happiness is the offspring of concentrated action. Excellence is achieved through the progressive realization of incremental goals along the path of your life's mission.

...expatriated Americans, even Henry James himself, have always seemed to me somewhat anchorless, rudderless, drifting before thewind.