“Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.”

It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.

History is Philosophy teaching by example.

The cause of all these evils was the lust for power arising from greed and ambition; and from these passions proceeded the violence of parties once engaged in contention.

The sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly courage.

When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.

I think the two things most opposed to good counsel are haste and passion; haste usaully goes hand in hand with folly, passion with coarseness and narrowness of mind.

He passes through life most securely who has least reason to reproach himself with complaisance toward his enemies.

The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.

Of the gods we believe, and of men we know, that by a necessary law of their nature they rule wherever they can.

I dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.

Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.

Love of power, operating through greed and through personal ambition, was the cause of all these evils.

The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.

It is useless to attack men who could not be controlled even if conquered, while failure would leave us in an even worse position.

We Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing.

knowing the secret of happiness to be freedom, and the secret of freedom a brave heart, not idly to stand aside from the enemy’s onset.

You’ll never do a whole lot unless you’re brave enough to try.

You are braver than you believe, Stronger than you seem, And smarter than you think.

The brave men and women of our Armed Forces represent the very best of our great Nation, matched only by the families who walk beside them in their service.

We have to live bravely in order to truly feel alive, and that means not being ruled by our greatest fears.

It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.

To all the brave men, women and service animals who have given everything to our great country, thank you for your sacrifice. We will honor you always!

No man or woman born, coward or brave, can shun his destiny.

It is hard to be brave, when you’re only a very small animal.