Still to the sufferer comes, as due from God, a glory that to suffering owes its birth.

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.

If you want to find a reason to smile, to find a reason to be happy, learn to appreciate the beauty that surrounds you.

It (taking photographs) is all about longingwithout longing-no pictures at all.

Develop craftsmanship through years of wide reading.

I pretty much know that directing means that you have to answer about a thousand questions every day and you have to answer them quick.

Love is a state of Being. Your love is not outside; it is deep within you. You can never lose it, and it cannot leave you. It is not dependent on some other body, some external form.

America is the only country in the world where you can burn the flag but can't tear the tag off the mattress.

I've definitely grown, and I think I've done enough stuff that people might look at me only as Veronica Mars. But honestly, I really don't mind if they do.

Life is more important than art - quantity is only important in that the amount of activity is greater not the number of works.

That sorrow for sin that keeps the soul from looking towards the mercy seat is a sinful sorrow.

When you meet the love of your life, it's just obvious and natural and easier.