Bronze is the mirror of form, wine of the heart.

He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.

In war, truth is the first casualty.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

Zeus, first cause, prime mover; for what thing without Zeus is done among mortals?

It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer.

Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

The air is Zeus, Zeus earth, and Zeus the heaven, Zeus all that is, and what transcends them all.

For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.

By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.

Man rejection of the Truth is the root of his rebellion.

But that's the thing with the what-if game-- you really can never know the answer to the question. And maybe it's better that way.

When I got near teen age, I was so happy with my friends and the African-American culture that I couldn't imagine not being part of it.

Only in art will the lion lie down with the lamb, and the rose grow without the thorn.

Technically, if a girl wants to sparkle she can put on glitter but I think the correct answer would be a smile because no one pays attention to your short when you have a nice smile on your face.

If I'm bringing joy to people and entertaining people as an actor, then I should be grateful for that and act accordingly, you know?

not all bears have their own television series. Some of them are unemployed wild animals.

I am one who finds within me a nobility that spurns the idle pratings of the great, and their mean boasts of what their fathers were, while they themselves are fools effeminate.

The question to ask about the writer isn't 'Why does he behave so badly?' but 'What does he gain by wearing this mask?

Until your mission is an obsession, nothing will change in your life.