Nothing forces us to know What we do not want to know Except pain

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.

Never reject the opportunity to take the first step. The first step is the key to obtaining the experience you have longed for.

Words are so very difficult to take back and forget. Memories fade with time, but words never do. They linger in our minds, our hearts, haunting us.

You don´t need a million dollar business, you just need a million dollar team.

Dare I ask Mao and his Communist Party?I fear my throat will be cut into two pieces.In the name of revolution, for thought crimes, Such questions can turn me to ashes.

And what is life? God manifested in the material plane. For it is in Him that we live and move and have our being.

A wonderful book . . . Full of sadness, hope, and ultimately love. I found it very moving.

I do what works best for me, but it might not work for somebody else.

The great thing about filming a film is that you all have your final day's shooting, but you always know that you're all going to be coming back for the premiere.

A thing's innate disposition does not lie.

Vice stings us even in our pleasures, but virtue consoles us even in our pains.