“Wisdom's daughter walks alone.That didn't just mean without other people, Annabeth realized. It meant without any special powers.”

“Virtue comes through contemplation of the divine, and the exercise of philosophy. But it also comes through public service. The one is incomplete without the other. Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is pointless.”

“...people quote proverbs without realizing they're really in awe of the authority of their truth and the power of their expression...”

“It was all absurd, without reason or meaning. People who didn't know each other were going to kill each other over a hill none of them cared about”

“Music, of all the arts, stands in a special region, unlit by any star but its own, and utterly without meaning ... except its own.”

“Whoever is full of wisdom is naturally compassionate; in fact we recognize that someone has gained spiritual wisdom by seeing their compassionate behavior. . . . Individuals and countries with power need to develop wisdom and compassion, for without these attributes, there is a danger that the power will be used to oppress and exploit others. (31)”