Not even the gods fight against necessity.

A man gains no possession better than a good woman, nothing more horrible than a bad one.

If to die honorably is the greatest Part of virtue, for us fate's done her best. Because we fought to crown Greece with freedom We lie here enjoying timeless fame.

Difficult, say you? Difficult to be a man of virtue, truly good, shaped and fashioned without flaw in the perfect figure of four-squared excellence, in body and mind, in act and thought?

We did not flinch but gave our lives to save Greece when her fate hung on a razor's edge.

Of earth's goods, the best is a good wife; a bad, the bitterest curse of human life.

It is hard to be truly excellent, four-square in hand and foot and mind, formed without blemish.

What is life without the joy of Love?

There's no joy even in beautiful Wisdom, unless one have holy Health.

Man's strength is but little, and futile his concerns.

The gods do not fight against necessity.

The more older we get, less question we ask. We have lost contacts, we have lost and the curiosity of the things.

One only needs to read twentieth-century history to see that it has been the climax of human madness, if it's measured in terms of human violence inflicted on other humans.

It's not easy when you come in as the highest-paid player and you're 14.

A bad dog never sees the Wolfe.

I think if everyone looked the same, it would be a bit boring.

Humble, honest, ignorance is one of the finest flowers of the human spirit

I'm not afraid of retirement. Retirement sounds like a blast.

Some places speak distinctly. Certain dark gardens cry aloud for a murder; certain old houses demand to be haunted; certain coasts are set apart for shipwreck.

The God worth worshipping is the one who pays us the compliment of self - regulation, and we might return it by minding our own business.

The direction we're heading is more important than individual results.