Aristippus being asked what were the most necessary things for well-born boys to learn, said, "Those things which they will put in practice when they become men.

Courage, my boy! that is the complexion of virtue.

As some say, Solon was the author of the apophthegm, "Nothing in excess.

There is a written and an unwritten law. The one by which we regulate our constitutions in our cities is the written law; that which arises from customs is the unwritten law.

Bury me on my face," said Diogenes; and when he was asked why, he replied, "Because in a little while everything will be turned upside down.

Anaxagoras said to a man who was grieving because he was dying in a foreign land, "The descent to Hades is the same from every place.

Diogenes, when asked from what country he came, replied, "I am a citizen of the world."

He used to say that it was better to have one friend of great value than many friends who were good for nothing.

Sacrifice to the Graces.

Antisthenes used to say that envious people were devoured by their own disposition, just as iron is by rust.

Socrates said, "Those who want fewest things are nearest to the gods.

All dreams continue in the beyond.

Wind has no home in the world, and therefore wanders everywhere.Light has no home in the universe, and therefore returns to God.

Oh, God, to know you is life. To serve You is freedom. To praise you is the soul's joy and delight. Guard me with the power of Your grace here and in all places. Now and at all times, forever. Amen.

All the movies used to be 'colossal'. Now they're all 'frank'. I think I liked 'colossal' better.

I've come to understand that the best one can hope for as a human is to have a relationship with that emptiness where God would be if God were available, but God isn't.

Every poem can be considered in two ways--as what the poet has to say, and as a thing which he makes.

James McMurtry is a true Americana poet - actually he is a poet regardless of genre

Depending on the inflection, ah bon can express shock, disbelief, indifference, irritation, or joy - a remarkable achievment for two short words.

I like to hang out clothes on windy days. Sometimes that's all I feel like. A sheet on a line.

I am satisfied ... I see, dance, laugh, sing.