Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.

Mars, when guilty of homicide, and set free from the charge of murder by the Athenians through favour, lest he should appear to be too fierce and savage, committed adultery with Venus.

The whole point of justice consists precisely in our providing for others through humanity what we provide for our own family through affection.

Devils so work that things which are not, appear to men as if they were real.

Modesty in human beings is praised because it is not a matter of nature, but of will.

The first point of wisdom is to. discern what is false; the second, to know what is true.

Let it be known that this is the true Church, in which there is confession and penance and which takes a health-promoting care of the sins and wounds to which the weak flesh is subject.

For they, the philosophers, were considered teachers of right living, which is far more excellent, since to speak well belongs only to a few, but to live well belongs to all.

Nobody is poor unless he stand in need of justice.

Memory tempers prosperity, mitigates adversity, controls youth, and delights old age.

The prophets, who were very many, proclaim and declare the one God; for, being filled with the inspiration of the one God, they predicted things to come, with agreeing and harmonious voice.

Until we face the war within ourselves, the world will never change.

Everything did mean something.

He that is low need fear no fall.

I'd rather be the protector than the protected. I'm naturally the protector - being a mother and having a famous family. You have to navigate when it's right to protect.

Humans are unbelievably data efficient. You don't have to drive 1 million miles to drive a car, but the way we teach a self-driving car is have it drive a million miles.

Nothing could be more ill-judged than that intolerant spirit which has, at all times, characterized political parties.

When I direct I try to keep it a unique design of my own. Naturally you're influenced.

The situation is clear. I trust in my ability, I trust in what I do and, if people put their trust in me, I will deliver for them.

If I finance a bank and I know if the bank will get in trouble I will be hit and I will lose money, I will put a price on that.

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