The Beauty raised her eyes, the only part of her that was truly beautiful.
The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure
Augustus gradually increased his powers, taking over those of the senate, the executives and the laws. The aristocracy received wealth and position in proportion to their willingness to accept slavery. The state had been transformed, and the old Roman character gone for ever. Equality among citizens was completely abandoned. All now waited on the imperial command.
The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.
The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
I ain't affraid to let it out, i'm not affraid to take that fall, but i found beyond all doubt, you say more by saying nothing at all.
In my grandmother's house there was always chicken soup And talk of the old country--mud and boards, Poverty, The snow falling down and necks of lovers.
Don't prioritize your schedule, schedule those priorities.
If God told Rick Perry, Michelle Bachmann, and Herman Cain to run for president, then God obviously wants Barack Obama to win.