Deny a strong man his due, and he will take all he can get.

The gods conceal from men the happiness of death, that they may endure life

Poverty, the mother of manhood. Also, the mother of prostitution.

The abode of God, too, is wherever is earth and sea and air, and sky and virtue. Why further do we seek the Gods of heaven? Whatever thou dost behold and whatever thou dost touch, that is Jupiter.

As far as the stars are from the earth, and as different as fire is from water, so much do self-interest and integrity differ.

The prosperous man does not know whether he is loved.

An idle life always produces varied inclinations.

Not a stone but has its history.

There stands the shadow of a glorious name.

A crime which is the crime of many none avenge.

As great edifices collapse of their own weight, so Heaven sets a similar limit to the growth of prosperous states.

You have to face reality some time. But there's no sense in facing it until somebody forces you to.

I hate Mcdonalds... but i'm forced to eat it.

You always have to give 100%,because if you don't someone, somewhere will give 100% and they will beat you when you meet.

She was a dark, unenduring little flower - yet he thought he detected in her some quality of spiritual reticence, of strength drawn from her passive acceptance of all things. In this he was mistaken.

Everything I paint is a portrait, whatever the subject.

One of the first things a family tries to teach its children is the difference between good and evil, right and wrong. One of the first things our schools do is destroy that distinction.

People don't rise from nothing.

Once the Government Accountability Office did a review of food safety systems in other countries and found many things about those food safety systems that were better than ours [American].

We are very excited about welcoming a new member of the family, a daughter!

Knowledge is understanding based on what has been studied and learned. Wisdom is understanding based on what has been felt and experienced.