Since long I've held silence a remedy for harm.

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.

You don't know what it is to stay a whole day with your head in your hands trying to squeeze your unfortunate brain so as to find a word.

This Heart at Peace is My Homeland. (Su Shih)

That is what the past was, that which you could not get rid of. The past did not resemble the crumbs spilled over a rug. You could not shake them out from open windows.

Every child should have time for arts, music, sports, drama, robotics, school newspapers and the like, not to mention recess and play.

Living in England was wonderfully civil and easy-going.

Dream stompers are people who want to stomp on your hopes and dreams. Lose their phone numbers

You're stronger than you believe. Don't let your fear own you. Own yourself.

If we knew what comes next, we never would have worried.

I think cigars are just a tremendous addition to the enjoyment of life.

Sometimes it is necessary to be lonely in order to prove that you are right.