If there had been a censorship of the press in Rome we should have had today neither Horace nor Juvenal, nor the philosophical writings of Cicero.

The man who leaves money to charity in his will is only giving away what no longer belongs to him

I loved him as we always love the first time: with idolatry and wild passion.

Since the whole affair had become one of religion, the vanquished were of course exterminated.

Weakness on both sides is, as we know, the motto of all quarrels.

History is only the pattern of silken slippers descending the stairs to the thunder of hobnailed boots climbing upward from below.

When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food, and the joy of living. Tecumseh Appreciation is a wonderful thing; it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.