The field of doom bears death as its harvest.

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.

I've been as bad an influence on American literature as anyone I can think of.

Rail travel for me is the most relaxing, most scenic way to see the country.

I have tons of jewelry. I like to wear a lot of it

I irritate the wife because of my private dancing.

When do you learn that the world, like any diner worth its salt, is open twenty-four hours a day?

Confront a corpse at least once. The absolute absence of life is the most disturbing and challenging confrontation you will ever have.

My concern has always been to paint nudes as if they were some splendid fruit.

We can find loopholes in a lot of things if we want to bend the rules of the church.

Be like you thought our love would last too long, if it were chain'd together

The wealthiest man among us is the best