Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
Herodotus.
“In peace, children inter their parents; war violates the order of nature and causes parents to inter their children.”
“If an important decision is to be made, they [the Persians] discuss the question when they are drunk, and the following day the master of the house where the discussion was held submits their decis...”
“Now if a man thus favoured died as he has lived, he will be just the one you are looking for: the only sort of person who deserves to be called happy. But mark this: until he is dead, keep the word...”
“It is the greatest and the tallest of trees that the gods bring low with bolts and thunder. For the gods love to thwart whatever is greater than the rest. They do not suffer pride in anyone but the...”
“The destiny of man is in his own soul.”
“Force has no place where there is need of skill.”
“A cheap writer has an expensive thoughts.”
“It's rewarding if you have an opportunity to do something or to serve, you always give in your best. The world has changed, yes! But that shouldn't make you behave otherwise to the detriment of you...”
“The people of great value are the people who have a noble inner man”
“It is safer to search in the maze than to remain in a cheeseless situation”
“I have not led an ordinary life, nor a life that would suit everyone. I took great risks, but because I did, I also earned great reward. I found the way to show my true face freely, without fear. B...”
“Doves oppose war on the grounds that the risks exceed the gains. War with Iraq could be very costly, possibly degenerating into urban warfare.”
“One can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels.”
“The greatest strength are rooted in love, joy, peace, patient, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.”
“A mistake isnt a mistake unless it cant be put right.”