Yet the success of plans and the advantage to be derived from them do not at all times agree, seeing the gods claim to themselves the right to decide as to the final result.

The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.

No wild beasts are so cruel as the Christians in their dealings with each other

Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere desire of occupation.

Truth is often attended with danger.

Any one who is prosperous may by the turn of fortune's wheel become most wretched before evening.

No power or virtue of man could ever have deserved that what has been fated should not have taken place.

Truth is simple, requiring neither study nor art.

No wild beasts are so deadly to humans as most Christians are to each other.

...only more keenly aware of how her soul starved within her, its wings wasting with the despair of disuse.

Becoming aware of what you are doing and how others perceive you will provide you with instant insight for making changes where necessary.

My dad probably gave me the best advice growing up. I think it's really just keeping your cool in situations and learning to balance everything.

If you'd just try, I'm sure you'd be able to fly.

Ignorance ... is a painless evil; so, I should think, is dirt, considering the merry faces that go along with it.

Abandoned by philosophy, politics, and sociology, historical determinism continues to hold out in formalist art criticism.

I'm trying to drink more water.

Isak Dinesen said that she wrote a little every day, without hope and without despair. I like that.

The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for themselves is very small indeed.

I've always thought space station is a great name. It should be like a gas station where we go for service and supplies before heading further out