Gordianus Quotes & Sayings

When there's that forgiveness present and compassion, it just helps you live so much easier. — Craig T. Nelson

Nothing is more pleasant to the eye than green grass kept finely shorn. — Francis Bacon

Many traditional religions foster attitudes that ought to have disappeared as biological understanding accumulated over the last century. — George C. Williams

It had been six weeks since I brought my second child, my daughter, kicking and screaming into the world. Six weeks, that magic number men everywhere look forward to and women dread. — Julia Arnold

I kept secrets from you. I let you believe a lie. I am an impious son. But I made my choice, as C(aesar) did, and once the Rubicon is crossed, there can be no turning back (Meto, Caesar's scribe, to his father Gordianus the Finder) — Steven Saylor

Men like Caesar and Pompey
they're not heroes, Meto. They're monsters. They call their greed and ambition "honour," and to satisfy their so-called honour they'll tear the world apart. But who am I to judge them? Every man does what he must, to protect his share of the world. What's the difference between killing whole villages and armies, and killing a single man? Caesar's reasons and mine are different only in degree. The consequences and the suffering still spread to the innocent (Gordianus the Finder to his son Meto) — Steven Saylor

I loathe celebrity. I can't stand it. — Elton John

Instead of making people victims of people who are successful, we should be telling people, 'Look, you are having a hard time, I feel bad for you. Let's look at what you're doing, let's teach you how to succeed. Let's give you the tools to succeed as opposed to turning everybody into victims. — Jon Lovitz

I walk slow but I never walk back. — Terry W. Sprouse