There's only few people who have strength to honor someone's achievement without envy.

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.

There’s a ghost of a dream that you don’t even try to shake free off because you’re too in love with the way she haunts you.

Its hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world.

I'm seeking out a new way to live and if it's surfing, that's the way I'll do it. I'll be a surfer for the rest of my life.

What you have to remember is that the great feelings come after the terrible ones.

Your success will be affected by the quality and quantity of new ideas you suggest.

The truth of who we are is that we are because we belong.

You can't have a world where 50 percent of the people are dieting and 50 percent of the people are starving if you want stability.

The way of heaven is to help and not harm.

There are three kinds of fools in this world, fools proper, educated fools and rich fools. The world persists because of the folly of these fools.

Suspense is worse than disappointment.