If I have stepped on some people at times because I am at the top, it couldn't be helped. What...
A human life gains luster and strength only when it is polished and tempered.
Earnestness is enthusiasm tempered by reason.
The budget should be balanced. Public debt should be reduced. The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered, and assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome become bankrupt.
The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should be curtailed, lest Rome fall.
It seldom happens that any felicity comes so pure as not to be tempered and allayed by some mixture of sorrow.