"To perceive is to suffer."
- Aristotle
"One swallow does not make a summer,neither does one fine day; similarly one day or brief time of happiness does not make a person entirely happy."
"For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them."
"...happiness does not consist in amusement. In fact, it would be strange if our end were amusement, and if we were to labor and suffer hardships all our life long merely to amuse ourselves.... The hap..."
"Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way... you become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave actions."
"Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determin..."
"To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man."
"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light."
"Wit is educated insolence."
"The secret to humor is surprise."