The will was of Zeus, the hand of Hephaestus.

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.

Don't settle for a star when you can have the whole sky.

It is obvious that the prevalent Christian world-view is not a Kingdom world-view

Just give us until Rome.” The tears escaped. “Just give us until Rome, Melanie.

Oh no, Nick" Jaime said in tones of supremely unconvincing shock, "how could you? When my back was turned for one momement. And my food was so delicious.

We will strengthen our security by building missile defense, restoring our military might, and standing by and strengthening our intelligence officers.

Faith is as essential to the spiritual realm as oxygen is to the natural realm.

I always voted at my party's call, and I never thought of thinking for myself at all.

If we can be cheered up by positive images we can be depressed by negative ones. As long as we accept images as realities we are in that trap, because you can't control the images.

Trying to be a leader, you've got to be really sure of what you're doing and you've got to guide people the right way.

What vitiates entirely the socialists economic critique of capitalism is their failure to grasp the sovereignty of the consumers in the market economy.