No one knows whether death is really the greatest blessing a man can have, but they fear it is the greatest curse, as if they knew well.

Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure...than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. read more

• Thought Far Better Dare Mighty Things Win Glorious Triumphs Even Though Checkered by Failure Rank Those Poor Spirits Neither Enjoy Much Nor Suffer They Live Gray Twilight Knows Victory Defeat

The tyranny of relativism is the spiritual poverty of our time. read more

• Thought Tyranny Relativism Spiritual Poverty Our Time

Nothing becomes so offensive so quickly as grief. When fresh it finds someone to console it, but when it becomes chronic, it is ridiculed, and rightly. read more

• Thought Nothing Becomes Offensive Quickly Grief Fresh Finds Someone Console Chronic Ridiculed Rightly

Through violence, you may murder the hater, but you do not murder the hate. read more

• Thought Violence Murder Hater Do Hate

When red-headed people are above a certain social grade their hair is auburn. read more

• Thought Red Headed People Above Certain Social Grade Their Hair Auburn

There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers. read more

• Thought End Troubles States Humanity Itself Till Philosophers Become Kings World Those Call Rulers Really Truly

Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety. read more

• Thought Nothing Affairs Men Worthy Great Anxiety

Desires are only the lack of something: and those who have the greatest desires are in a worse condition than those who have none, or very slight ones. read more

• Thought Desires Lack Something Those Greatest Worse Condition None Very Slight Ones

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding. read more

• Thought Law Ordinance Mightier Understanding

Any city however small, is in fact divided into two, one the city of the poor, the other of the rich. These are at war with one another. read more

• Thought Any City However Small Fact Divided Two Poor Rich These War Another