“Our country will be the better, and you will be the happier, because nothing brings greater happiness in life than to serve a cause greater than yourself.”

“I am willing to serve my country, but my worship I reserve for Right which is far greater than my country. To worship my country as a god is to bring a curse upon it.”

“You serve a greater cause. Your life is not yours to throw away (Magnus Bane)”

“And for yourself, may the gods grant you
Your heart's desire, a husband and a home,
And the blessing of a harmonious life.
For nothing is greater or finer than this,
When a man and woman live together
With one heart and mind, bringing joy
To their friends and grief to their foes.”

“There is no greater force for change than people inspired to live a better life.”

“Can there be any happiness greater than the happiness of salvation?”

“There is no greater thing you can do with your life and your work than follow your passions – in a way that serves the world and you.”

“There is no greater grief than to find no happiness, but happiness in what is past.”

“The tree is happy because it is scarcely sentient;
the hard rock is happier still, it feels nothing:
there is no pain as great as being alive,
no burden heavier than that of conscious life.”

“If you compare yourself to others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.”