Pericles

"The foundations of a strong state are justice and wisdom."

"We cultivate refinement without loss of manliness."

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."

"Fortune favors the bold, but wisdom favors the thoughtful."

"To die for one's country is the highest honor."

"The seeds of great deeds are sown in small moments of courage."

"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend."

"We do not say that a man who takes no interest in politics is a man who minds his own business; we say that he has no business here at all."

"Gratitude is the memory of the heart."

"The greatest discovery of all time may be that a person can change his circumstances by changing his attitudes."

"In words are seen the state of peace and the seeds of war."

"Beauty of style and harmony and grace and rhythm all depend on simplicity."

"The man who is too old to learn was probably always too old to learn."

"True friendship is a plant of slow growth."

"We have the power to choose, and in that choice lies our freedom."

"Happiness is the exercise of vital powers along a line of excellence."

"What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others."

"The pursuit of excellence is the pursuit of truth."

"A man's character is his fate."

"The only true defeat is the failure to try."

"To understand the nature of power is to understand oneself."

"The heart that has truly loved never forgets."

"In the arena of life, show your true character through your actions."

"Silence can be the loudest form of speech."

"The measure of a person is what they do with power."

"We are more alike than we are different."

"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of freedom."

"Let your deeds speak louder than your words."

"The best investment is in the education of the young."

"To live without fear is to live truly free."