Nature has ordained that the man who is pleading his own cause before a large audience, will be more readily listened to than he who has no object in view other than the public benefit.

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.

Hope is the universal currency of a recession. Invest it wisely!

Vehicles are one of the best modes of transportation. Relationships are one of the best vehicles of transformation.

Contrary to popular belief, " Gretchen grumbled. "It's creepy to watch a girl while she sleeps." Clint shrugged and smiled. "Sorry, I guess I should've just woken you up.

There's a black man inside of me just trying to make bail.

I never let my subject get in the way of what I want to talk about.

We told them this morning and I think they (reacted) like you would expect. It was a surprise and the reality of this is very sobering for everybody. I don't take this lightly at all not at all.

And fame, for a painter means sales, gains, fortune, riches. And today, as you know, I am celebrated. I am rich.

The composition of the Greens seems to be the same as that of the population in general - mainly pieces of drifting wood, people who never think.

I'm afraid we live at the mercy of a power, maybe a God, without mercy. And yet we find it, as I have, from others.

Quite obviously power will continue to play a central role in global politics as it always does. But usually there is something else.