They sent forth men to battle, But no such men return; And home, to claim their welcome, Come ashes in an urn

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.

Your true abilities will reveal themselves when you are in a time of trouble.

Business is still more often about whom you know, not what you know.

Our wills are ours, we know not how; Our wills are ours, to make them thine.

Pressure is a privilege ... it's what you do with it that matters.

The stunt guys are absolutely brilliant, but all this stuff [a scene] always looks better when you do it yourself.

celebratin' New Year's Eve is like eatin' oranges. You got to let go your dignity t' really enjoy 'em.

In the Far East, it is taken for granted that the training of a monk is physically rigorous and academically challenging.

There is only one good substitute for the endearments of a sister, and that is the endearments of some other fellow's sister.

Marygreen did not change in sixteen years. It had changed little enough in the past two years.

The family is changing not disappearing. We have to broaden our understanding of it, look for the new metaphors.