"It was built against the will of the immortal gods, and so it did not last for long."

"Such was the burial they gave to Hector, tamer of horses."

"He knew the things that were and the things that would be and the things that had been before."

"Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another."

"It is equally wrong to speed a guest who does not want to go, and to keep one back who is eager. You ought to make welcome the present guest, and send forth the one who wishes to go."

"Among all men on the earth bards have a share of honor and reverence, because the muse has taught them songs and loves the race of bards."

"Share everything. Don't take things that aren't yours. Put things back where you found them."

"Apparent failure may hold in its rough shell the germs of a success that will blowwom in time, and bear fruit throughout eternity."

"Ever notice that what the hell is always the right decision?"

"If someone offers you a gift, and you decline to accept it, the other person still owns that gift. The same is true of insults and verbal attacks."

"Geography is just physics slowed down, with a couple of trees stuck in it."

"Do the duty which lieth nearest to thee! Thy second duty will already have become clearer."