“Leaders do what ought to be done whether their deeds are known by thousands or known by no one.”
“I protested, 'A man is known by his deeds.' Oh, that's sure,' said Bono. 'Just like a house is known by its deeds. The deeds say who owns it, who sold it, and who'll be buying a new one when it gets knocked down.”
“Many have imagined republics and principalities which have never been seen or known to exist in reality, for how we live is so far removed from how we ought to live, that he who abandons what is done for what ought to be done will rather bring about his ruin than his preservation.”
“What do you think, would not one tiny crime be wiped out by thousands of good deeds?”
“That it ought to be known I was born this way,With indiscriminate tendencies.”
“I’ve known you for a thousand years –”