Why give up before we try?
Experience teaches. [Lat. , Experientia docet. ]
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.
[Donald] Trump's behavior during the presidential campaign was often erratic, seemingly based on discernable personality traits, including narcissism, arrogance, impulsiveness, and a lack of predictability.
I used a video camera, and shot on film cameras at school and stuff, but I had a lot more training as a writer. I kind of live like a writer. I get up and I write. I've done that my whole life.
Republicans traditionally say, 'oh, we'll cut domestic spending, but we won't touch the military. ' The liberals - the ones who are good - will say, 'oh, we'll cut the military, but we won't cut domestic spending. '
No one ever has time to examine himself honestly, and most people look no further than their neighbors' eyes, in which they may see their own reflection.