Temerity is not always successful.

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.

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory. —STEVEN WRIGHT

Leaving North Korea is not like leaving any other country. It is more like leaving another universe. I will never truly be free of its gravity, no matter how far I journey.

I know no joy as great as a moment of rushing into a new love, no ecstasy like that of a new love.

To break through language in order to touch life is to create or re-create the theater.

If you don’t like a language, you can go write your own.

Those who don't remember the past are condemned to repeat the eleventh grade.

Rejoice that you have still have a long time to live, before the thought comes to you that there is nothing more in the world to see.

Nobody should ever mistake and think that our country [USA] is weakened, or that authority is diffuse and unspecified, and that we are vulnerable.

Lack of prayer is the cause of lack of time.

My father's definitely old-school. And he raised me with integrity - to be places on time, show up, and work hard.