The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.

That which Fortune has not given, she cannot take away.

Plato once wanted to punish one of his slaves and asked his nephew to do the actual whipping for he himself did not own his anger.

We should have a bond of sympathy for all sentient beings, knowing that only the depraved and base take pleasure in the sight of blood and suffering.

Courage leads to heaven; fear leads to death.

There is this blessing, that while life has but one entrance, it has exits innumerable, and as I choose the house in which I live, the ship in which I will sail, so will I choose the time and manner of my death.

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.