Who gives to Aristaeus honey; Or wine to Bacchus, or Triptolemus Earth's fruits, or apples to Alcinous?

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

How many times would he disappoint you in a day if you were married to him, Ursula wondered?

This is the defining issue of our time. This is a make-or-break moment for the middle class and for all those who are fighting to get into the middle class.

Everything is dependent upon energy. Energy is attention. Attention is awareness.

To kill someone, even treacherously is more manly than to wound a friend by betraying his confidence.

The settled man can cope with love and hate from others, but never with their indifference.

I got kicked out of my church and lost all of my friends, but I realized that I had to obey God and not man.

I eat the same foods almost every day. I have my favorites like Filipino beef broth, chicken soup with lots and lots of rice.

She hasn't your strength. She's never had any strength. She's never had anything but heart.

They [the Pilgrims] believed in freedom of thought for themselves and for all other people who believed exactly as they did.

Before you judge people, judge yourself.