The first stage of this tranquility consists in silencing the lips when the heart is excited. The second, in silencing the mind when the soul is still excited. The goal is a perfect peacefulness even in the middle of the raging storm.
Dear me! I must be turning into a god.
Dear me, I believe I am becoming a god. An emperor ought at least to die on his feet.
The body of a dead enemy always smells sweet.
Riches are well, if gotten well and spent well.
It becomes an emperor to die standing (i. e. , "in harness"). [Lat. , Decet imperatorem statem mori. ]
Quell rebellion before it spreads.
It is entirely seemly for a young man killed in battle to lie mangled by the bronze spear. In his death all things appear fair.
A lot of people say Jerry Lee Lewis done wrong, but that has yet to be proven in the eyes of God.
Compliments and praise, for their part, are tragic expressions of fulfilled needs
We have treated our most serious adversaries, such as Iran and North Korea, in the most juvenile manner - by giving them the silent treatment. In so doing, we have weakened, not strengthened, our bargaining position and our leadership.