I may be stupid, as you say, to believe in honour and friendship and loyalty without price. But these are virtues to be cherished, for without them we are no more than beasts roaming the land.

Do not speak badly of yourself, for the warrior that is inside you hears your words and is lessened by them.

Life is a struggle, from the agonies of birth to the railing against death. Devour or be devoured. The law of the wild.

Love is both wondrous and yet full of peril. Love is a gateway through which hatred - disguised and unrecognized - can pass.

Hate is the father of all evil.

Our modern world, though infinitely more complex than that of ancient Greece, is also far more superficial. Where the Greeks offered simple psychological training, we live in an age of style and spin in which perceptions of good and evil slither and shift with the political view of the moment.

... Life can be savored only if you look to the future and leave vengeance to the gods