No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if it be beneficial on the whole and to the majority.

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.

If ever a generation was bequeathed the knowledge of God, we were. Yet we are throwing away this glorious heritage on our lust and passions.

Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love.

If you don't know where you are going how can you expect to get there?

If you are in business, you are not enjoying. You are working.

And then theres always the crying and the weeping that we hear-children, women, even men. And these images and these sounds are always with me.

I don't know about Willie Davis. He's not as young as he used to be.

I feel like having something that you're passionate about helps to keep you young.

It is not what you believe that matters; it is how you respond with your heart and your actions. It is not believing in Christ that matters; it is becoming like him

When we have a new heart, we become new people, and then we have a new society, then we have a new nation.