Minds that are great and free, should not on fortune pause: 'Tis crown enough to virtue still, her own applause.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
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 have my whole life organized on an 11x17-inch tear-away weekly calendar.
If you want to know anything about community, you have to realize that the contemplative side is essential. Community without retreating and quiet time never survives.
No," I say, looking up at Griggs. "It's actually because my heart belongs to someone else. " And if I could bottle the look on his face, I'd keep it by my bedside for the rest of my life.
I don't even listen to the records after they come out. It's outlawed in my house. My wife and my kids can't play any of my music around me. Once it comes out, for me, it's just business. Numbers.