To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.

Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man.

Behold, on wrong Swift vengeance waits; and art subdues the strong.

Sleep, delicious and profound, the very counterfeit of death

Achilles glared at him and answered, "Fool, prate not to me about covenants. There can be no covenants between men and lions, wolves and lambs can never be of one mind, but hate each other out and out an through. Therefore there can be no understanding between you and me, nor may there be any covenants between us, till one or other shall fall

It is entirely seemly for a young man killed in battle to lie mangled by the bronze spear. In his death all things appear fair.

Shoulder-to-shoulder, swing to the work, we must - just two as we are - if we hope to make some headway. The worst cowards, banded together, have their power, but you and I have got the skill to fight their best.