Attention Quote by Oliver Goldsmith

The barbarians of Germany had felt, and still dreaded, the arms of the young Caesar; his soldiers were the companions of his victory; the…

— Edward Gibbon

Sympathy for the favorite nation, facilitating the illusion of an imaginary common interest in cases where no real common interest exists, and infusing into…

— George Washington

“It is because these characters depend to such a high degree on their own sense of integrity that for them, victory has nothing to…

— Azar Nafisi

The barbarian chieftain, who defended his country against the Roman invasion, driven to the remotest extremity of Britain, and stimulating his followers to battle,…

— John Quincy Adams

Great happiness, and mingled therefor with bitter sorrow. It is not by enthusiasm but by tactics that we defeat a foe.

— Georg Ebers

“Morale was deteriorating and it was all Yossarian's fault. The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence…

— Joseph Heller

“Fundamental disposition towards others, assuming the character either of Envy or of Sympathy, is the point at which the moral virtues and vices of…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

“These things sensibly affected Theseus, who, thinking it but just not to disregard, but rather partake of, the sufferings of his fellow citizens, offered…

— Plutarch

“Men like Caesar and Pompey--they're not heroes, Meto. They're monsters. They call their greed and ambition "honour," and to satisfy their so-called honour they'll…

— Steven Saylor

In Britain, any degree of success is met with envy and resentment.

— Christopher Lee

Do not blame Caesar, blame the people of Rome who have so enthusiastically acclaimed and adored him and rejoiced in their loss of freedom…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

That praises are without reason lavished on the dead, and that the honours due only to are paid to antiquity, is a complaint likely…

— Ben Jonson