Talk is cheap. . . It is the way we organize and use our lives everyday that tells what we believe in.
They make a desert and call it peace.
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.
Does anyone know if Lamborghini makes wheelchair vehicles? If not, I want to change that.
Distrust my wisdom, but regard my truth.
There is no disgrace in honest failure; there is disgrace in fearing to fail
The people we're related to are the ones we go to for comfort, support. We connect with kin when the rest of the world seems hostile. Within our family, we are free to be ourselves, to have bad mood days, say hurtful stuff, get it off our chests. We know we'll always be forgiven.