Overly persuasive a woman's ordinance spreads far, traveling fast; but fast dying a rumor voiced by a woman perishes.

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.

I’m only human, she told herself. There’s not enough room in my heart for everyone.

All men would be cowards if they durst.

The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair.

It always seems that people who bring nothing to the table take the most from it.

My mental hands were empty, and I felt I must do something as a counterirritant or antibody to my hysterical alarm at getting married at the age of 43.

I encourage people in a lot of my messages that you've got to make the most of every day.

When success comes in the door, it seems, love often goes out the window.

The true Christian loves his Savior with his whole heart and wants nothing to do with the sin that nailed his Redeemer to the cross.

I really like incorporating elements, and it's also difficult to do in stop motion, which means sometimes I run into problems.

Surely no one would ever use such a weapon against a city." "There are no limits in war," Volger said, still staring out the window.