May dawn, as the proverb goes, bring happy tidings coming from her mother night.

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.

I always stay hungry, never satisfied with current accomplishments.

Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.

The most practical solution is a good theory.

Power cedes nothing without a demand.

It is like confessing to a murder.

I'm the Bernie Madoff of this spider.

Abstract painting is abstract. It confronts you.

School libraries are the foundations of our culture – not luxuries.

Investors feel very comfortable working in Georgia

Sometimes in the midst of all your boy drama, you just need a cupcake.