Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.

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.

For men, I think, love is a thing formed of equal parts lust and astonishment. The astonishment part women understand. The lust part they only think they understand.

No one can give you that which you can find within yourself.

A fool thinks he is always right, a wise person always doubts himself.

The urge to write one's autobiography, so I have been told, overtakes everyone sooner or later.

When I was a kid, being outside was the norm. Rain or shine, our parents would tell us to get out of the house.

Our law enforcement must have every tool necessary to find and disrupt terrorists at home and abroad. That's the task of the 21st century.

Catherine Deneuve is the man I've always wanted to be.

Up to the age of 14 I had not heard a note of anything before 1750, never heard a note of Bach, never heard anything after Wagner, and never heard any real jazz.

I believe that if you'll just stand up and go, life will open up for you.

I'm our team's youngest member, but me and Jongup hyung both do maknae things together.