"It is certain that satirical poems were common at Rome from a very early period. The rustics, who lived at a distance from the seat of government, and took little part in the strife of factions, gave vent to their petty local animosities in coarse Fescennine verse."

-- Thomas B. Macaulay

#Distance Quotes #Rome Quotes #Government Quotes

“The soul can do without everything except the word of God, without which none at all of its wants are provided for.”
“People are searching for reasons for believing, searching for answers to the big existential questions of "Why am I here?" and "What is life all about?" I find that people are able to accept the teaching of the Gospel when it's presented to them in both a rational and positive way.”

Source : "Father Jonathan Morris talks about working with Mel Gibson, Fox News, self-help books and running The Cat". Interview with John W. Kennedy, www.beliefnet.com. June 2012.
“Never wallow in your troubles; despair must be kept private and brief.”
“Whether through TV, film, online, app, or web, we will find ways to tell our stories with authenticity, and engage with our viewers beyond traditional means.”
“You only get to be a victim once. After that, you're a volunteer.”
“So use prosperity, that adversity may not abuse thee: if in the one, security admits no fears, in the other, despair will afford no hopes; he that in prosperity can foretell a danger can in adversity foresee deliverance.”
“If a rabbit gave advice and the advice wasn't accepted, he immediately forgot it, and so did everyone else.”

Source : Richard Adams (2014). “Watership Down”, p.302, Oneworld Publications
“It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.”

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