“To learn a belief without the belief is to sing a song without the tune.”

“Belief is the wound that knowledge heals.”

“Having one king, one god, one belief, they can act single-mindedly.”

“So the first step out of childhood is made all at once, without looking before or behind, without caution, and nothing held in reserve.”

“we must learn to keep the balance. Having intelligence, we must not act in ignorance. Having choice we must not act without. Who am i-though i have the power to do it- to punish and reward, playing with men's destinies?”

“Without war there are no heroes.""What harm would that be?""Oh, Lavinia, what a woman's question that is.”

“Maybe when you meet the people you are supposed to meet you know it, without knowing it.”