17270 Quotes & Sayings

And maybe one day we'll look back and wonder how we managed to live in the same house for so long, and never stopped to introduce ourselves. — John Koenig

A general rule is drawn which never or rarely fails: that he who is the cause of another becoming powerful is ruined; because that pre-dominancy has been brought about either by astuteness or else by force, and both are distrusted by him who has been raised to power. — W.K. Marriott

The reality, Haung knew, would be something quite different. From a distance, civilisation looks clean and desirable. Up close, the shine is dulled by self-interest and tarnished by greed. — G.R. Matthews

It was odd how you could love something so much, but forget about it when it wasn't right under your nose. — Karin Slaughter

Christ was crucified because he threatened the tonal of the time. He was killed because he threatened the established order of the political regime. — Frederick Lenz

The first duty of government is to protect the powerless from the powerful. — Code Of Hammurabi 1772 B.C.