~ He lives who dies to win a lasting name. ~
~ What signifies knowing the names, if you know not the nature of things. ~
~ The future has many names: For the weak, it means the unattainable. For the fearful, it means the unknown. For the courageous, it means opportunity. ~
~ Names, once they are in common use, quickly become mere sounds, their etymology being buried, like so many of the earth's marvels, beneath the dust of habit. ~
~ We do what we must, and call it by the best names. ~
~ The name of a man is a numbing blow from which he never recovers. ~
~ If the fairest features of the landscape are to be named after men, let them be the noblest and worthiest men alone. ~
~ No orator can top the one who can give good nicknames. ~
~ If names are not correct, language will not be in accordance with the truth of things. ~
~ Nicknames stick to people, and the most ridiculous are the most adhesive. ~
~ In real life, there are names that surprise us because they don't seem to suit the person at all. ~
~ The names that do the serious damage are the ones we call ourselves. The stereotypes we give ourselves are the ones that matter in the long run, not the ones imposed on us by other people. ~