Always having what we wantmay not be the best good fortuneHealth seems sweetestafter sickness, foodin hunger, goodnessin the wake of evil, and at the endof daylong labor sleep.

Time is a game played beautifully by children.

Even a soul submerged in sleep is hard at work and helps make something of the world.

Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse.

To be evenminded is the greatest virtue.Wisdom is to speakthe truth and actin keeping with its nature.

Wisdom is the oneness of mind that guides and permeates all things.

People ought to fight to keep their law as to defend the citys walls.

One must realize that war is common, and justice strife, and that all things come to be through strife and are (so) ordained.

One thunderbolt strikesroot through everything

Character is destiny

Many who have learnedfrom Hesiod the countless namesof gods and monstersnever understandthat night and day are one

Any art worthy of its name should address 'life', 'man', 'nature', 'death' and 'tragedy'.

Lynching is an important aspect of racial history and racial inequality in America, because it was visible, it was so public, it was so dramatic, and it was so violent.

We hated the Giants. We just hated the uniform.

In the melting pot that is America, inclusive trumps exclusive. Whether it's single women, young adults, or minorities, alienating the rapidly growing voting blocs is not smart politics.

You can't get a guarantee from everyone who appears in personal photographs that they will forever remain warm presences in one's life or sweet memories.

As I watched my grandfather work with people who were impoverished, I began to understand that to be truly human, one must serve.

It takes only five minutes to look nice before you go out.

Play the shot you've got the best chance of playing well.

I've learned a lot at home and been able to take what I've learned at home to the court.

For naught so vile that on the earth doth live But to the earth some special good doth give.