I say you must not win an unjust case by oaths.

He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.

In war, truth is the first casualty.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

Zeus, first cause, prime mover; for what thing without Zeus is done among mortals?

It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer.

Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

The air is Zeus, Zeus earth, and Zeus the heaven, Zeus all that is, and what transcends them all.

For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.

By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.

Having friends was weird . . . but in a good way.

Passion makes you good, but pride stops you to get better.

In this town, a successful marriage is one that lasts longer than ice.

Hence life, as through a cloud, for me I see Vanish, and to the past's dark shade 'tis chas'd; As a grand image love remains to me-- Sole remnant of a dream, by morn effac'd.

She knows there's no success like failure, and that failure's no success at all.

Schroeder, do you think love is the answer to everything?" "Boy, I hope not!

You know you're getting old when everything hurts. And what doesn't hurt doesn't work.

If a relationship is going to work, it will require compromise and, even then, it is not always going to end the way you want it to.

I saw six men kicking and punching the mother-in-law. My neighbour said 'Are you going to help?' I said 'No, six should be enough.'

Plain living and high thinking are no more.