There is no need to suppose that human beings differ very much one from another; but it is true that the ones who come out on top are the ones who have been trained in the hardest school.

The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.

The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.

We must remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school.

Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.

Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.

You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.

When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.

We Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing

Love of power, operating through greed and through personal ambition, was the cause of all these evils.

Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.

You will finally have dignity when you realize that you are not on the path, but have become the path for others.

I advance in life, I grow more simple, and I become more and more patriotic for humanity.

Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window

Whoever you pretend to be, you must face yourself eventually.

For what we think and feel and are is to a great extent determined by the state of our ductless glands and our viscera.

Giving up is not an option if we want to prevent irreparable harm to our planet.

However you envisage your role in life, all you can do is perform it as best you can.

“I don't like the look of it at all,” said the King: “however, it may kiss my hand, if it likes.” “I'd rather not,” the Cat remarked.

Satisfied is no test of truth. Actuality is steadily far from idiosyncratic secure.

Don't get me wrong - what we do is important. But it is infinitely less important than what Jesus has done for us.