The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions. Cicero on soul
When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank. Cicero on success
The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by thelove of glory. Cicero on success
Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason. Cicero on virtue
A dream is a wish your heart makes - When you're fast asleep. Cinderella on dreams
War is a series of catastrophes which result in victory. Sarah Cleghorn on war
A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil. Grover Cleveland on labor
It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent, so much as the smallness of his wants. William Cobbett on independence
The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to one's preconceived ideas. In the event, one is always bewildered by their simplicity, their grandeur of design, and by that element of the bizzare which seems inherent in them. Jean Cocteau on adversity
We must believe in luck for how else can we explain the success of those we don't like? Jean Cocteau on success
What really matters is the name you succeed in imposing on the facts not the facts themselves. Jerome Cohen on success
Precaution is better than cure. Edward Coke on caution
Sympathy constitutes friendship; but in love there is a sort of antipathy, or opposing passion. Each strives to be the other, and both together make up one whole. Samuel T. Coleridge on love
Real pain can alone cure us of imaginary ills. We feel a thousand miseries till we are lucky enought to feel misery. Samuel T. Coleridge on pain
Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. Samuel T. Coleridge on truth
You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. James L. Allen on courage
The writer who loses his self-doubt, who gives way as he grows old to a sudden euphoria, to prolixity, should stop writing immediately: the time has come for him to lay aside his pen. Colette on writing
Time spent with cats is never wasted. Collette on cats
But when ill indeed, Even dismissing the doctor don't always succeed. George Colman on doctor