Men's minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.

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.

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education

Jesus never says to the poor: ‘come find the church’, but he says to those of us in the church: ‘go into the world and find the poor, hungry, homeless, imprisoned.

Investing in management means building communication systems, business processes, feedback, and routines that let you scale the business and team as efficiently as possible.

There's only one problem with the hero's journey, it never included women.

You cannot fathom your mind.... The more you draw from it, the more clear and fruitful it will be.

Plant more flowers than you pick

What more do I need to say? Conservative books sell. I can't help it if liberal books don't sell.

It is better to inconsistently save some lives than to consistently save none.

These big Internationals, they don't let you down

What a writer's obituary should read - he wrote the books, then he died.