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Posterity pays for the sins of their fathers.
— Quintus Curtius Rufus
Fear makes men believe the worst.
— Quintus Curtius Rufus
Wait on the Lord, and be of good cheer, and he shall strengthen thy heart; wait, I say, on the Lord.
— Daniel Defoe
Despair is a great incentive to honorable death.
— Quintus Curtius Rufus
When the truth cannot be clearly made out, what is false is increased through fear.
— Quintus Curtius Rufus
A brave man's country is wherever he chooses his abode.
[Lat., Patria est ubicumque vir fortis sedem elegerit.] — Quintus Curtius Rufus
[Lat., Patria est ubicumque vir fortis sedem elegerit.] — Quintus Curtius Rufus
The mob has no ruler more potent than superstition.
— Quintus Curtius Rufus
Nothing is so secure in its position as not to be in danger from the attack even of the weak.
— Quintus Curtius Rufus
Nothing is strong that may not be endangered even by the weak.
— Quintus Curtius Rufus
Necessity when threatening is more powerful than device of man.
— Quintus Curtius Rufus
Though it was the worst season in her life, something wonderful came of it. She found a relationship with Jesus.
— Karen Kingsbury
Ohls showed the motor-cycle officer his badge and we went out on the pier, into a loud fish smell which one night's hard rain hadn't even dented.
— Raymond Chandler
Doctors cure the more serious diseases with harsh remedies. Curtius Medici graviores morbos asperis remediis curant
— Quintus Curtius Rufus
A cowardly cur barks more fiercely than it bites.
— Quintus Curtius Rufus
He is a fool who looks at the fruit of lofty trees, but does not measure their height.
— Quintus Curtius Rufus
Nature has placed nothing so high that virtue can not reach it.
[Lat., Nihil tam alte natura constituit quo virtus non possit eniti.] — Quintus Curtius Rufus
[Lat., Nihil tam alte natura constituit quo virtus non possit eniti.] — Quintus Curtius Rufus
It is often a comfort in misfortune to know our own fate.
[Lat., Saepe calamitas solatium est nosse sortem suam.] — Quintus Curtius Rufus
[Lat., Saepe calamitas solatium est nosse sortem suam.] — Quintus Curtius Rufus
Habit is stronger than nature.
— Quintus Curtius Rufus
I've never listened to any of my audiobooks, but I'm very, very happy that they've received such excellent feedback from readers!
— Julie Kenner
Look at any inspired painting. It's like a gong sounding; it puts you in a state of reverberation.
— Philip Guston
People spend thousands of dollars trying to keep their teeth straight. I just hope we can live in a world where we accept gay teeth.
— Craig Ferguson
Nothing can be lasting when reason does not rule.
— Quintus Curtius Rufus
I was the founder of the 'Cartoon Bank' in the '90s. I was interested in finding ways for cartoonists to supplement their incomes.
— Robert Mankoff
The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
— Quintus Curtius Rufus
Poetry and preaching do not go well together; when the preacher mounts the pulpit the poet usually goes away.
— Edith Hamilton
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
— Quintus Curtius Rufus
A spark neglected has often raised a conflagration.
[Lat., Parva saepe scintilla contempta magnum excitavit incendium.] — Quintus Curtius Rufus
[Lat., Parva saepe scintilla contempta magnum excitavit incendium.] — Quintus Curtius Rufus
All immigration is based on misapprehension.
— Mavis Gallant