“Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.”

Every man is like the company he wont to keep.

Do not grieve so much for a husband lost that it wastes away your life.

Hate is a bottomless cup; I will pour and pour.

Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.

Both to the rich and poor, wine is the happy antidote for sorrow.

Everyone asks if a man is rich, no one if he is good.

The greatest pleasure of life is love.

Experience, travel – these are an education in themselves.

We pay a high price for intelligence. Wisdom hurts.

No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow.

God helps him who strives hard.

If the gods do evil then they are not gods.

Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man’s eyes.

Ten soldiers wisely led will beat a hundred with out a head.

Money is the wise man’s religion.

Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.

Life is not a success-only journey. You are going to get beat up along the way. And you’ve got to have the strength of character to get up and get back in the game.

You’re an intelligent person of great moral character who has taken a very courageous stand. I’m an intelligent person with no moral character at all, so I’m in an ideal position to appreciate it.

Habits change into character.

In our play we reveal what kind of people we are.

Only he who believes is obedient, and only he who is obedient believes.

The only justification for ever looking down on somebody is to pick them up.

For nations, history plays the role that character confers on human beings.

And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values, like you work hard for what you want in life. That your word is your bond; that you do what you say you’re going to do. That you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don’t know them and even if you don’t agree with them.