Demosthenes

"Politics is the art of the possible."

"All warfare is based on deception."

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

"Inspiration exists, but you have to find it working."

"Relationships are the most important thing in life, not material possessions."

"In solitude we find ourselves; in togetherness we find love."

"The wound is the place where the Light enters you."

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."

"Love is the bridge between you and everything."

"The only constant in life is change itself."

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."

"Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't going away."

"Peace is not the absence of conflict; it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means."

"The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything."

"Wise men don't give the right answers, they pose the right questions."

"Nothing is impossible to the man who will try."

"Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises."

"Demosthenes did not become the great orator by accident, but through persistent practice."

"The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way."

"You will never do anything in this world without courage."

"Practice makes perfect; this is the path to mastery."

"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits."

"The greatest wealth is wisdom."

"I have nothing but contempt for the man who can read and does not read."

"We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails."

"Know yourself before you judge others."

"The seed of great deeds is great wills."

"Every man is the architect of his own fate."

"Fear is the instrument of tyrants."

"Truth is like a lion; you do not have to defend it. Let it loose."