β “To break a treaty is contempt for the gods. But to outwit an enemy is not only just and glorious-but profitable and sweet.” Uncategorized
β “Though boys throw stones at frogs in sport, the frogs do not die in sport, but in earnest.” Bion of Borysthenes
β “How strongly does this bear out the truth of Plato’s maxim, that he who wishes to be really rich ought to lessen his desires rather than increase his property, because if a man places no bounds to his covetousness, he never will be free from want and misery.” Uncategorized
β Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because as has been said, it is the quality which guarantees all others. Winston Churchill
β We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire. Neither the sudden shock of battle, nor the long-drawn trials of vigilance and exertion will wear us down. Give us the tools, and we will finish the job. Winston Churchill
β Death and sorrow will be the companions of our journey; hardship our garment; constancy and valor our only shield. We must be united, we must be undaunted, we must be inflexible. Winston Churchill
β “Love isn’t there to make us happy. I believe it exists to show us how much we can endure.” Hermann Hesse
β “Man’s life seems to me like a long, weary night that would be intolerable if there were not occasionally flashes of light, the sudden brightness of which is so comforting and wonderful, that the moments of their appearance cancel out and justify the years of darkness.” Hermann Hesse