No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.

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.

Love is like breathing. You take it in and let it out.

When someone beats a rug, the blows are not against the rug, but against the dust in it.

When my first attempt failed, fear brought into me a shock... I gave a smile, only to realize that my shock was gone. A smile is a shock absorber!

They tore Joseph coat of many colors as evidence of his death and dreams but God brought together his life for his People, to prepare them posterity

Books fashion nets to sustain and support the reader as he falls helplessly through the chaos of his own existence.

I think there is a very quiet power in things that are not on screen

With three kids you are just trying to survive. You can't be fastidious.

A manager may be tough and practical, squeezing out, while the going is good, the last ounce of profit and dividend . . .

Cinema, for me, has always been something like music composed with photographic images.

We all get caught up in what we're doing that we forget to start setting ourselves up for the future.