It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.

The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.

The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.

We must remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school.

Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.

Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.

You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.

When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.

We Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing

Love of power, operating through greed and through personal ambition, was the cause of all these evils.

Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.

In order to show your best skills and talents-you must share them, or no one will ever know they exist- Lorenzo Victory

You could say that they were sweet, or you could say that they were something out of a horror movie.

One of the many reasons I love libraries. Everyone is lost and not wanting to be found in a library.

The mind's cross-indexing puts the best librarian to shame.

The fellow who can pay only twenty-five cents to see a ball game always will be just as welcome at Comiskey Park as the box seat holder.

There's no negatives. You just have to trust that what's happening in your life is unfolding in exactly the right way.

I think we should all come together, and that race and color or social demographics really don't matter.

Faith furnishes prayer with wings, without which it cannot soar to Heaven.

I was approaching the age of 40 with a substantial publication record, but had not yet held any position in a chemistry department.

We believe it wrong ever to take a dollar from a free citizen without a very necessary public purpose, because each such taking diminishes the freedom to spend that dollar as its owner would prefer.