“That man is best who sees the truth himself. Good too is he who listens to wise counsel. But who is neither wise himself nor willing to ponder wisdom is not worth a straw.”

“Perses, hear me out on justice, and take what I have to say to heart; cease thinking of violence. For the son of Kronos, Zeus, has ordained this law to men: that fishes and wild beasts and winged b...”

“He's only harming himself who's bent upon harming another”

“Never wade through the pretty ripples of perpetually flowing rivers, until you have looked at their lovely waters,and prayed to them,and washed your hands in the pale enchanting water.”

“Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.”

“Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that women cause, does not wish to wed comes to a deadly old age.”

“Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.”

“Call no man happy until he is dead.”

“It is not easy to soothe the immortal gods from their vengeance.”

“Im not a woman you bring home to Mother, pick out china patterns with, or Mary forefend, breed. Ive seen a chunk of the universe, true, but theres still so much more to see. I doubt Ill ever cure t...”

“My hope, my heaven, my trust must be,My gentle guide, in following thee.”

“Amory took to writing poetry on spring afternoons, in the gardens of the big estates near Princeton, while swans made effective atmosphere in the artificial pools, and slow clouds sailed harmonious...”