...knowing the secret of happiness to be freedom, and the secret of freedom a brave heart, not idly to stand aside from the enemy's onset.

The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.

The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.

We must remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school.

Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.

Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.

You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.

When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.

We Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing

Love of power, operating through greed and through personal ambition, was the cause of all these evils.

Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.

Speak gently to young women as you would to your sisters

She batted thoseeyelashes at me so hard I thought I felt a breeze.

The White House has announced that they no longer recognize Fox as a news organization, which puts them about eight years behind the rest of us.

It's just not right to make an innocent child suffer because of the father's misdeeds.

Our affluence has allowed us to move to a place where we tend to make things pleasurable, as opposed to efficient.

The memory of a particular image is but regret for a particular moment.

I'm trying to figure things out in the world. No one knows what this life thing is all about - there's no manual. Just trying to figure it out.

Seth told us good night and left. I watched him go wistfully. “Anyone else here feel like swooning?

I'll never forget my friends and where I came from.

I've reached my goal with snowboarding.