“Call no man happy till he is dead.”

Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to live and fare badly.

My will is mine, I shall not make it soft for you.

From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.

Reverence for parents stands written among the three laws of most revered righteousness.

Excessive fear is always powerless.

Simple is the speech of truth.

By the sword you did your work, and by the sword you die.

Know yourself and fit yourself to new fashions. For there is a new ruler among the gods.

When evil come on those we dearly love, never shall we betray them.

There is no avoidance in delay.

Fear is stronger than arms.

Give me an answer which is plain to understand.

Horror gives place to wonder at your true account; The rest outstrips our comprehension; we give up.

Justice inclines her scales so that wisdom comes at the price of suffering.

Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

The reward of suffering is experience.

The love of a half dead heart will keep you half alive.

You should never say bad things about the dead, you should only say good, Joan Crawford is dead. Good.

The minute that you’re not learning I believe you’re dead.

Luxury is more deadly than any foe.

I need solitude for my writing; not ‘like a hermit’ – that wouldn’t be enough – but like a dead man.

It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.

Jazz isn’t dead. It just smells funny.

Changes are important they are like the rain who washes away dead flowers to make space for new ones.