When their city was occupied by the Gauls, and the Romans, who were besieged in the Capitol, had made military engines from the hair of the women, they dedicated a temple to the Bald Venus.

Mars, when guilty of homicide, and set free from the charge of murder by the Athenians through favour, lest he should appear to be too fierce and savage, committed adultery with Venus.

The whole point of justice consists precisely in our providing for others through humanity what we provide for our own family through affection.

Devils so work that things which are not, appear to men as if they were real.

Modesty in human beings is praised because it is not a matter of nature, but of will.

The first point of wisdom is to. discern what is false; the second, to know what is true.

Let it be known that this is the true Church, in which there is confession and penance and which takes a health-promoting care of the sins and wounds to which the weak flesh is subject.

For they, the philosophers, were considered teachers of right living, which is far more excellent, since to speak well belongs only to a few, but to live well belongs to all.

Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.

Nobody is poor unless he stand in need of justice.

Memory tempers prosperity, mitigates adversity, controls youth, and delights old age.

We should totally rely on God, then our success will always be stable and nothing would be able to shake it

Savor the starry night, your child's laughter, the morning walk, the nightly study, the daily routines and the bold espresso.

Healing is making whole, restoring a state of perfection and balance that has been lost.

Forget the complaints against complexity; instead, complain about confusion.

I quit school and it's not because I'm lazy. I'm just not the social type and campus life is crazy.

I always believed you could learn something from nearly everybody you meet, if you're open to it.

When people ask me how I was able to make so much money in the market during a 20-year period, I would always say I did it off the misunderstandings of others.

The De Bernières were very military. I broke the military tradition but I was terribly proud of my father being a soldier.

I think one of the best words in the English language is compassion. I think it holds everything. It holds love, it holds care... and if everybody just did something. We all make a difference.

If it makes you feel beautiful...do it!