The fall of Rome is often regarded as an object lesson in the wages of sin. Its contemporaries, however, more frequently laid… — Orosius Copy Share Image
One must believe neither the people of the palace, who ordinarily measure the power of the king by the shape of his… — Cardinal Richelieu Copy Share Image
"From the reign of Nero to that of Antoninus Pius," Gibbon says again, "the Jews discovered a fierce impatience of the dominion… — Nesta Helen Webster Copy Share Image
My mother sent me and my sisters to Italy every year for language school, so I spent a lot of my teenage… — Lawrence Osborne Copy Share Image
There was a dream that was Rome. You could only whisper it. Anything more than a whisper and it would vanish, it… — Richard Harris Copy Share Image
Nothing is plainer than that, if the principles of the church of Rome prevail here, our Constitution would fall. The two cannot… — Richard Thompson Copy Share Image
“All the great groups that stood about the Cross represent in one way or another the great historical truth of the time;… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
I saw also the relationship between the two popes I saw how baleful (evil; harmful) would be the consequences of this false… — Anne Catherine Emmerich Copy Share Image
The first (barbers) that entered Italy came out of Sicily and it was in the 454 yeare after the foundation of Rome.… — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
I never wanted to or expected to make a film outside of New York. New York became very, very expensive. The same… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
I seem to respond most to places that are more cosmopolitan because of my Manhattan upbringing. Some of the major international cities… — Bobby Flay Copy Share Image
The discussion which was made by Luther, Melancthon, and the other persons who preceded the Reformation, opened the eyes or the public;… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
Rome is a very loony city in every respect. One needs but spend an hour or two there to realize that Fellini… — Fran Lebowitz Copy Share Image
Accusations are made directly to Rome about theologians from persons who are not theologians. Some of these accusations are anonymous. The local… — Godfried Danneels Copy Share Image
I had a lot of success in big tournaments as well - won Masters Series in Rome - so a lot of… — Alexander Zverev Copy Share Image
I think people try to make the most of their time on earth and also to fix their time on earth. They… — Mary Gaitskill Copy Share Image
Neither an enlightened philosophy, nor all the political wisdom of Rome, nor even the faith and virtue of the Christians availed against… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
I graduated from Academy of Fashion and Costume Design in Rome. At first, I thought I was going to be a costume… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
I won the Olympic gold medal in Rome, Italy. Olympic champion. The Russian standing right here, and the Pole right here. — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
Here you have an incredibly ambitious, accomplished woman who comes up against some of the same problems that women in power come… — Stacy Schiff Copy Share Image
“What can you possibly say about Rome? That it's eternal? That all roads lead to it? That it wasn't built in a… — Shawn Levy Copy Share Image
