Never is work without reward, or reward without work.

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.

That's something I think is growing on me as I get older: happy endings.

A totally honest organization would never hide or disguise actions or stonewall.

Taste is a matter of ignorance. If you know what you are tasting, you don't have to taste.

If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence.

One of the problems you have when you read with kids is that once they like something they want you to read it a hundred times.

All space must be attached to a value, to a public dimension. There is no private space. The only private space that you can imagine is the human mind.

Young friends, do not hesitate to follow the example of Pedro, who 'pleased God and was loved by him' and who, having come to perfection in so short a time, lived a full life.

How can you tell your wife you are just popping out to play a match and then not come back for five days?

I think that our experiences are quite often colored by our cultural and religious beliefs.

Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.