Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.

There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.

Not snow, no, nor rain, nor heat, nor night keeps them from accomplishing their appointed courses with all speed.

In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.

They [the Persians] are accustomed to deliberate on matters of the highest moment when warm with wine; but whatever they in this situation may determine is again proposed to them on the morrow, in their cooler moments, by the person in whose house they had before assembled. If at this time also it meet their approbation, it is executed; otherwise it is rejected. Whatever also they discuss when sober, is always a second time examined after they have been drinking.

Although extraordinary valor was displayed by the entire corps of Spartans and Thespians, yet bravest of all was declared the Spartan Dienekes. It is said that on the eve of battle, he was told by a native of Trachis that the Persian archers were so numerous that, their arrows would block out the sun. Dienekes, however, undaunted by this prospect, remarked with a laugh, 'Good. Then we will fight in the shade.

Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.