Hope, danger's comforter

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.

Never test another man by your own weakness.

Know, he that foretells his own calamity, and makes events before they come, twice over, doth endure the pains of evil destiny.

Resentment makes anything possible.

Whatever a guidebook says, wether or not you leave somewhere with a sense of the place is entirely a matter of smell and instinct.

No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy. Not when the enemy is me.

Non-co-operation in an angry atmosphere is an impossibility.

It is cowardly to commit suicide. The English often kill themselves. It is a malady caused by the humid climate.

I've paid the price; I definitely have a reputation that precedes me, and there is a camp that plots my demise. But then again... it's funner that way.

The media can't take Trump out, and that scares the heck out of everybody, particularly in the Republican side.

You must not feel persecuted and examined. Liberate yourself from the idea that people are watching you.