Wine is a peep-hole on a man.

Tis said that wrath is the last thing in a man to grow old.

Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and dockyards make the city, but men able to use their opportunity.

To be bowed by grief is folly; Naught is gained by melancholy; Better than the pain of thinking, Is to steep the sense in drinking.

Brave men are a city's strongest tower of defence.

The Arcadians were chestnut-eaters.

Not well-built walls, but brave citizens are the bulwark of the city.

Fighting men are the city's fortress.

Plant no tree sooner than the vine.

One that hath wine as a chain about his wits, such a one lives no life at all.

Such is the world that I can no longer bear to say prayers, for I am sick of speaking to the gods who choose to do nothingbut as they wish.

Don't be ashamed of your ignorance, be ashamed of your unwillingness to overcome it

Everyone is struggling under stress and fear. Only with right attitude we can avoid regrets.

When we love all the life we see, we see the love in all life.

You know you're getting old when kids start to dress like you used to and movies are made about your teen life.

I spent all my time at school in the library. Bad teachers can teach you to learn on your own.

I'm not posh, not in the slightest. My parents spent some money on my education, but I wasn't born to the purple.

I am a great believer that all the primary research has to be done before principle writing begins. I'm a huge advocate of plotting.

It is interesting to observe how real the object remains, in spite of all abstractions.

You can't stop me in bump. And you definitely can't stop me playing off. You just try to contain me and stop me from getting a lot of catches.

The Lord gives us friends to push us to our potential — and enemies to push us beyond it.