We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.

Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.

Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.

Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it.

I know all's fair in love and war but when you go off and try to be by yourself and it ends up on the front page of the press it's frightening, knowing your life is under such scrutiny.

War its thousands slays, Peace its ten thousands.

Let us not forget that the European Community started as a project for peace after the terrible Second World War. And today people take for granted the freedom to travel, to study, to work abroad. And the citizens of one country have almost exactly the same rights as another country.

Primates feel pure, flat immobility as boredom. But dogs feel it as peace.