Obedience, you know, is Good Luck's mother, wedded to Salvation, they say.

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.

Live spiritually and you’ll be fine.

Sure, there are little victories here and there that may seem like lucky breaks, but luck is simply when preparation meets opportunity.

If I get work done early, I can do some interacting with fans online, or see my friends. If I don't get that work done, you may not see much of me!

You can't master time, but you have to work your hardest to manage it.

If only I could throw away the urge to trace my patterns in your heart, I could really see you.

People talk of the sacrifice I have made in spending so much of my life in Africa. It is emphatically no sacrifice. Say rather it is a privilege.

Love is beauty and beauty is truth, and that is why in the beauty of a flower we can see the truth of the universe.

The more God gives you, the more responsible he expects you to be.

God Almighty would in no way permit evil in His works were He not so omnipotent and good that even out of evil He could work good.

I think I've developed, as many people do, this sense of, 'Don't say the wrong thing, or else people will point at you and laugh.'