Unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills.

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.

We are more than our traumaWe are not our diagnosisWe are more than the worst thingsthat have ever happened to us

It's amazing how the more thankful I am, the more things I get to be thankful for.

It is not my ambition to marry a white woman or swim in a white pool. It is political equality that we want.

Let sinful bachelors their woes deplore; full well they merit all they feel, and more: unaw by precepts, human or divine, like birds and beasts, promiscuously they join.

They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason she will rap you on the knuckles.

The most important things is to enjoy yourself and have a good time.

If you work with determination and with perfection, success will follow.

There's no original evil left in the world. Everyone's just recycling pain. (257)

My hatred for Japanese cinema includes absolutely all of it.

My business is to prevent the future.