Lycurgus

"In diversity of talent lies the strength of the community."

"The warrior's greatest victory is over his own passions."

"History is the record of what happens when wisdom is ignored."

"Patience is the virtue of those who understand consequences."

"The state that tolerates idleness tolerates its own dissolution."

"Music should train the body and refine the spirit."

"Nature teaches obedience to those who listen carefully."

"Dreams unsupported by discipline are nightmares in waiting."

"The grateful heart is the peaceful heart."

"Fear of poverty is often worse than poverty itself."

"Creation requires discipline as much as inspiration."

"The technology of any age is its servant, not its master."

"Strength lies not in the sword, but in the integrity of one's word."

"A love that serves the state is greater than love that serves the self."

"The wise legislator plants trees under which he will never sit."

"Adventure pursued without purpose becomes mere wandering."

"The literature of a people reveals its character most truly."

"Hope without effort is the privilege of fools."

"In the pursuit of justice, gentleness is often the greatest strength."

"The body and mind must be trained together or fail separately."

"A soldier's discipline begins in his youth or never at all."

"The inspiration that lasts comes from within, not from applause."

"Solitude is where the mind learns to think for itself."

"Those who govern must first master themselves."

"The pursuit of knowledge is the only wealth that cannot be stolen."

"Perseverance is not the absence of doubt, but action despite it."

"A society that forgets its laws forgets itself."

"The creative act is an act of obedience to something higher."

"Those who would be free must first be disciplined."

"Faith in oneself must be earned, not assumed."