Mathurin Quotes & Sayings

Evil comes often to a man with money; tyranny comes surely to him without it. I say this, who am Mathurin Kerbouchard, a homeless wanderer upon the earth's far roads. I speak as one who has known hunger and feast, poverty and riches, the glory of the sword and the humility of the defenseless. Hunger inspires no talent, and carried too far, it deadens the faculties and destroys initiative ... — Louis L'Amour

At night the cries of cats making love or fighting, their caterwauling in the dark, told us that the world was pure emotion, flung back and forth among its creatures, the agony of the one-eyed Siamese no different from that of the Lisbon girls, and even the trees plunged in feeling. — Jeffrey Eugenides

The ignorance of the world leaves one at the mercy of its malice. — William Hazlitt

I am wont to think that men are not so much the keepers of herds as herds are the keepers of men. The former are so much the freer. — Henry David Thoreau

When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are. — Thucydides

This is critical to the region. Every other major city has public transportation going downtown. We have a world-class airport now, and this could be an important additional piece to the airport development. This is a significant investment and one that should be seen as a significant long-term commitment to making this a reality. — Debbie Stabenow

I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and also have a family ... they are nearly always seen as victims. — Francesca Annis

I look forward to continuing to represent the people I'm currently serving, as well as the new communities that will be a part of this district in the future. — William R. Keating

Fly, dotard, fly! With thy wise dreams and fables of the sky. — Alexander Pope

My opponent is my teacher and I am his teacher. I have to show him what he's doing wrong and I have to learn from what he's teaching me. You can't think of him as an enemy, it's the wrong mindset, you don't fight with anger or hate, you're always going to lose that way. — Jon Fitch

There are good ships and there are wood ships, the ships that sail the sea. But the best ships are friendships, and may they always be. — Janice Thompson

I have made a very rude translation of the Seven against Thebes, and Pindar too I have looked at, and wish he was better worth translating. I believe even the best things are not equal to their fame. Perhaps it would be better to translate fame itself,
or is not that what the poets themselves do? However, I have not done with Pindar yet. — Henry David Thoreau

What's the matter with her? [Jasper] asked Griffin.
Griffin shook his head. 'Nothing. She's just two personas struggling for dominance in one body.'
[Jasper] ... Poor little thing. — Kady Cross

Rural cops spent much of their time interacting with rural folk who felt a strong attachment to their guns. Rural cops consequently possessed a reasonable distrust — Ren Benton