Mecenas Bloch Quotes & Sayings

In 77 BC, Cicero used the evidence of a client's well-kept ledger to argue in court for his good character and trustworthiness, saying, 'day-books last for a month, ledgers for ever . . . day-books embrace the memory of a moment, ledgers attest the good faith and conscientiousness which ensure a man's reputation for all time'. — Jane Gleeson-White

When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished. — Adam Weishaupt

I don't think any man writing can worry about what the act of writing costs him, even though at times he is very aware of it. — Robert Creeley

When drawings of the main buildings I have designed in the last five years are juxtaposed, the fact that they all involve the pursuit of certain configurations is obvious to anyone. — Yoshio Taniguchi

Roth cocked his head to the side. More like I was afraid you wouldn't and that's the problem. He went down a step and turned to me. I left you because if you woke up and you asked me to kiss you,I wouldn't be able to stop a second time around. — Jennifer L. Armentrout