Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times |
He who goes unenvied shall not be admired. |
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. |
Hell to ships, hell to men, hell to cities - of Helen of Troy |
His resolve is not to seem the bravest, but to be |
Human prosperity never rests but always craves more, till blown up with pride it totters and falls. From the opulent mansions pointed at by all passers-by none warns it away, none cries, 'Let no more riches enter!'. |
I know how men in exile feed on dreams. |
I would far rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils |
I would far rather be ignorant than wise in the foreboding of evil. |
I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship. |
In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend |
In few men is it part of nature to respect a friend's prosperity without begrudging him. |
In war, truth is the first casualty. |
It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish. |
It is always in season for old men to learn. |