Aemilius Paulus Quotes & Sayings

It was not very unusual at Washington for a lady to take the arm of a gentleman, who was neither her husband, her father, norher brother. This remarkable relaxation of American decorum has been probably introduced by the foreign legations. — Frances Trollope

Not much ever really comes of commissions, really. The last one that really came up with something truly concrete was the Warren Commission, and for all its good work, most Americans persist in believing that Oswald was working in tandem with the CIA, FBI, Lyndon Johnson, and the John Birch Society. — Christopher Buckley

There is a fine art to making enemies and it requires diligent cultivation. It's not as easy as it looks. — Edward Abbey

To see the greatness of a mountain, one must keep one's distance. — Anagarika Govinda

Once you get your education it's going to open up so many doors for you. And the sky's the limit. So that's what I want to deliver to students. — Jerry Rice

I love and honour [Paulus Aemilius, in Plutarch's Lives], for his fondness for his children, which instead of blushing at, he avows and glories in: and that at an age, when almost all the heros and great men thought that to make their children and family a secondary concern, was the first proof of their superiority and greatness of soul. — Fanny Burney

Instinct is ourguide; a guide which leads to our fall. — Raymond Radiguet

Insight, vision, moments of revelation. During those rare moments something overtakes the man and he becomes the tool of a greater Force; the servant of, willing or unwilling depending on his degree of awakeness. The photograph, then, is a message more than a mirror, and the mans a messenger who happens to be a photographer. — Minor White

What is algebra exactly; is it those three-cornered things? — James M. Barrie

A golden half-moon graced the black velvet sky, no clouds in sight, allowing a blanket of stars to twinkle in every direction. — Gena Showalter

They have left the first stage of romance - the rhapsody of us. Where everything is you-me or me-you or a giddily tentative we. Now him and her are asserting themselves, each given a private, pensive depth. Within the rhapsody of us, Elijah could think, I don't really know you, but I will. Now he is not so sure. — David Levithan

Lyon are the same away from home as they are at home, they have the same way of playing. — Carlo Ancelotti

Do not let another day go by where your dedication to other people's opinions is greater than your dedication to your own emotions! — Steve Maraboli

How do you spell peace? P-R-A-Y-E-R! Anything you believe you need is available to you through prayer. We are not talking here about a magic formula of proper and distinct words. Oh no! We are talking about opening your heart and your mouth, saying what's on your mind, knowing that once you do, the answer will be revealed. — Iyanla Vanzant

Education is the motor-force of revolution. — Bill Ayers

As a novelist, I like the contained drama and complexity of the courtroom, though I don't watch those shows on TV. I prefer the hospital shows because I wanted to be a doctor. — Elizabeth Strout