Clemency, which we make a virtue of, proceeds sometimes from vanity, sometimes from indolence, often from fear, and almost always from a… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
This is a boy's lot: anything he does, anything whatever, may afterward turn out to have been a crime - he never… — Booth Tarkington Copy Share Image
The Gauls were endowed with all the advantages of art and nature; but as they wanted courage to defend them, they were… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
A nation of slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their master who, in the abuse of absolute power, does… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
