Demosthenes

"The beginning is the most important part of the work."

"Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring."

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."

"A man who has never lost himself in a cause bigger than himself has missed one of life's mountaintop experiences."

"The laws of nature are the laws of God."

"Three things mark a speaker: natural ability, knowledge, and practice."

"Reality leaves a lot to the imagination."

"Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer."

"In the end, we remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment."

"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."

"Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking."

"He who plants dates does not harvest dates."

"The first step toward change is awareness; the second step is acceptance."

"Justice delayed is justice denied."

"A sound mind in a sound body is a thing to be prayed for."

"The man who thinks he can and the man who thinks he can't are usually both right."

"Wealth is the test of a man's character."

"History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time."

"Fortune favors the brave, but abandon favors the prepared."

"I came, I saw, I was conquered."

"The love of money is the root of all evil."

"Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth."

"Music is the language of the soul."

"Science is organized knowledge."

"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."

"Philosophy is the science of thought."

"Politics is the art of the possible."

"War is the continuation of politics by other means."

"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice."