Badness you can get easily, in quantity; the road is smooth, and it lies close by, But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.
It hasn't been a totally smooth road, but in the whole span of things I feel like a very lucky person.
I've had a long, long road with lots of ups and downs. But that's all behind me now.
Obstinacy in a bad cause is but constancy in a good.
The road is hard, and you have to get accustomed to it.
The roughest road often leads to the top.
The road hasn't always been paved for me. People identify with that. Everybody passes through hard times, and I think that's part of my appeal - that I have, too.
The safest road to hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.
Good things do not come easy. The road is lined with pitfalls.
It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.