It is best for the wise man not to seem wise.

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.

Computers are like Old Testament gods

If two men on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If they disagree all the time, both are useless.

I'm retiring because my time is up.

Weak coffee is the greatest sin against humanity.

I've always dreamed of doing a period piece, I just never knew what it would be.

Unextinguished laughter shakes the skies.

Yes, etiquette is hypocritical. Yes, it does inhibit children - if you're lucky. But the idea that it's elitist and irrelevant is like saying language is elitist and irrelevant.

A man is born gentle and weak. At death he is hard and stiff.

In Sweden, only exceptional actresses get major film parts.

I love finding things that scare me and doing them. That's how you grow.