We secure our friends not by accepting favours but by doing them.

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.

In his failure Nhu had withdrawn so far into himself that in the end his face was a mask that no longer opened onto the real world.

There is no rest for the person who has envy, and there is no love for the person who has bad manners.

You have to tease enough misinformation and lack of information to hopefully make people want more.

Life is a journey, and you can't carry everything with you. Only the usable baggage.

I grew up in the 1970s, but I don't think a whole lot had changed from the '60s. Oh, it had changed in the law books - but not in the kitchens of white homes.

Italy needed structural reforms to become more competitive.

Don't ask for cash from sponsors, imagine what they want

At first glance, that might seem a little silly: why put so much stress on a simple thing? But that's precisely the point.

Kristen Bell is rare as an actress, because she's the type of actor who jumps out of a plane without a parachute - from a totally fearless place, which is really refreshing and inspiring.

With all the hatred in this world, in this good world, let us be kind to one another.