An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.

Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.

The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.

Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.

A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.

Adversity makes men remember God.

There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.

Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.

The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.

There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.

Great contests generally excite great animosities.

God Doesn’t Take Delight in Earthly Sacrifices Without Spiritual Connotation, but He Takes Pleasure in Total Submission

Wake up, Life is a gift realize that!

The dear, stupid body is as easily satisfied as a spaniel.

The desire for bad art is the desire bred of habit: like the smoker's desire for tobacco, more marked by the extreme malaise of denial than by any very strong delight in fruition.

No other nation killed people the way the United States did to end slavery.

You have to decide if you're going to wilt like a daisy or if you're just going to go forward and live the life that you've been granted.

We walk faster when we walk alone.

Some people may learn something from the way I play tennis. But there are also players who are better than me in certain techniques.

I registered Democrat because my parents did. They were, we were. There was no thinking behind it.

We are far more concerned about the desecration of the flag than we are about the desecration of our land.