Thou wouldst make a good monarch of a desert
Sophocles, Antigone.
“A man, though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.”
“And also because - Oh, my darling, my darling, forgive me; Im going to cause you quite a lot of pain.”
“There's nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.”
“Money! Money's the curse of man, none greater.That's what wrecks cities, banishes men from homes,Tempts and deludes the most well-meaning soul,Pointing out the way to infamy and shame." - Creon”
“Sister - if all this is true, what could I do or undo?”
“We have only a little time to please the living. But all eternity to love the dead.”
“God and government can work together”
“When it comes down to it, government is simply an abandonment of responsibility on the assumption that there are people, other than ourselves, who really know how to manage things. But the governme...”
“In our country let us reject violence and selfishness which could destroy Nigeria unity.”
“The two ideas, justice and vocation, are inseparable.... It is by way of the principle and practice of vocation that sanctity and reverence enter into the human economy. It was thus possible for tr...”
“There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.”
“Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.”