Never lend if you need repayment; never give where you want a return. - Lindsey Davis

He wore the purple; it was his entitlement. With it he had neither wreath nor jewels. For him the best adornment of rank was acute native intelligence.

The world is full of people slandering their birthplaces, as if they really believe that small-town life is different elsewhere.

Luck is a wonderful luxury. What could better prove that some are born under a star of good fortune than the career (and the large, comfortable home) of the Great King?