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Perish any man who suspects that these men either did or suffered anything unseemly.
In all sorts of government man is made to believe himself free, and to be in chains.
I have collected all the writings of the Empire and burnt those which were of no use.
Can princes born in palaces be sensible of the misery of those who dwell in cottages?
We are usually mistaken in esteeming men too much; rarely in esteeming them too little.
If I'm lucky, in a month from now, best-case scenario, I'm managing a Cinnabon in Omaha.
In this decisive hour of our national history, union means life and division means death.
My boy, you must find a kingdom big enough for your ambitions. Macedon is too small for you.
Some like to understand what they believe in. Others like to believe in what they understand.
The most brilliant qualities become useless when they are not sustained by force of character.
When the truth offends no one it should come from our lips as naturally as the air we breathe.
The time has come to put an end to the fratricidal war and to recover at last peace and accord.
Reason shows us our duty; he who can make us love our duty is more powerful than reason itself.
I would prefer to be a citizen of an independent country rather than Emperor of an enslaved one.
I believe, indeed, that it is more laudable to suffer great misfortunes than to do great things.
If your government had given me a thousandth of the sum it spent to depose me, I could have won that war.
Let others make war, you happy Austria marry, for kingdoms given to others by Mars, Venus will give to you.
The reason why China suffers bitterly from endless wars is because of the existence of feudal lords and kings.
I know no real worth but that tranquil firmness which seeks dangers by duty, and braves them without rashness.
The Word of God proves the truth of religion; the corruption of man, its necessity; government, its advantages.
I should see an enemy of my country in any one who would change by force that which has been established by law.
Esteem has more engaging charms than friendship, or even love. It captivates hearts better, and never makes ings.
There are few defects in our nature so glaring as not to be veiled from observation by politeness and good-breeding.
It is hardly possible to suspect another without having in one's self the seeds of baseness the party is accused of.
All necessary measures shall be taken to encourage and stimulate immigration of Jews into Palestine on a large scale.
I am Emperor, my descendants will be numerous. From the second generation to the ten thousandth, my line will not end.
To make good use of life, one should have in youth the experience of advanced years, and in old age the vigor of youth.
It really is a nice theory. The only defect I think it has is probably common to all philosophical theories. It's wrong.
The bird, the best, the fisch eke in the see,They live in fredome, everich in his kynd.And I a man, and lakkith libertee.
The job of the organizer is to maneuver and bait the establishment so that it will publicly attack him as a “dangerous enemy.
Oh, how small a portion of earth will hold us when we are dead, who ambitiously seek after the whole world while we are living!
My real name's McGill. The Jew thing I just do for the homeboys. They all want a pipe-hitting member of the tribe, so to speak.
There are few persons of greater worth than their reputation; but how many are there whose worth is far short of their reputation!
It is necessary to begin where the world is if we are going to change it to what we think it should be. That means working in the system.
Politeness has been defined to be artificial good-nature; but we may affirm, with much greater propriety, that good-nature is natural politeness.
Every time I left for the battlefield I promised this to myself; I must live to see you again. In order to protect you, I promised myself that I must win.
The history of prevailing status quos shows decay and decadence infecting the opulent materialism of the Haves. The spiritual life of the Haves is a ritualistic justification of their possessions.
A well-read fool is the most pestilent of blockheads; his learning is a flail which he knows not how to handle, and with which he breaks his neighbor's shins as well as his own. Keep a fellow of this description at arm's length, as you value the integrity of your bones.