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“The teacher reminded us that Rome's liberties were not auctioned off in a day, but were bought slowly, gradually, furtively, little by little; first with a little corn and oil for the exceedingly poor and wretched, later with corn and oil for voters who were not quite so poor, later still with corn and oil for pretty much every man that had a vote to sell--exactly our own history over again.”
Purchasing Civic Virtue • Mark Twain“He has an oar in every man's boat, and a finger in every pie.”
Don Quixote • Miguel De Cervantes“A very short trial convinced her that a curricle was the prettiest equipage in the world”
Northanger Abbey • Jane Austen“Choose not to be harmed—and you won't feel harmed. Don't feel harmed—and you haven't been. ”
Book IV • Marcus Aurelius““They ought to be dangerous to their enemies, and gentle to their friends; if not, they will destroy themselves without waiting for their enemies to destroy them.””
Republic • Plato