"No man who fights with gods will live long or hear his children prattling about his knees when he returns from battle."

"The difficulty is to know when you have found your ideal."

"The young men were eager for battle, but the old men were wise."

"There is nothing worse for mortals than a wandering life."

"Death is the worst; a fate which all must try; And for our country 'tis a bliss to die."