You cannot know a man's life before the man has died, then only can you call it good or bad.

A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.

Success is dependant on effort.

There is no witness so terrible, no accuser so powerful as conscience which dwells within us.

Isn't it the sweetest mockery to mock our enemies?

The Greeks could be a crushing bore. I recommend dressing everyone in combat fatigues or S&M gear.

Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.