Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.
Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.
We Greeks are lovers of the beautiful, yet simple in our tastes, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness.
Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.
The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.
