Xerxes Break Quotes

Now now, Emily, it isn't nice to tell the truth.

The sight of a certain depressed-to-the-max head of seaweed has made me quite ill.

Fame is of that force, as there is scarcely any great action wherein it hath not a great part, especially in the war. Mucianus undid Vitellius by a fame that he scattered, that Vitellius had in purpose to remove the legions of Syria into Germany, and the legions of Germany into Syria; whereupon the legions of Syria were infinitely inflamed. Julius Cæsar took Pompey unprovided, and laid asleep his industry and preparations by a fame that he cunningly gave out, how Cæsar’s own soldiers loved him not; and being wearied with the wars, and laden with the spoils of Gaul, would forsake him as soon as he came into Italy. Livia settled all things for the succession of her son Tiberius, by continually giving out that her husband Augustus was upon recovery and amendment; and it is a usual thing with the bashaws to conceal the death of the Grand Turk from the janizaries and men of war, to save the sacking of Constantinople, and other towns, as their manner is. Themistocles made Xerxes, king of Persia, post apace out of Græcia, by giving out that the Grecians had a purpose to break his bridge of ships which he had made athwart Hellespont.

For by what manner of right did Xerxes march against Greece, or his father against Scythia? Or take the countless other cases of the sort that one might mention. Why, surely these men follow nature—the nature of right—in acting thus; yes, on my soul, and follow the law of nature[nomos phuseos]—though not that, I dare say, which is made by us; we mold the best and strongest amongst us, taking them from their infancy like young lions, and utterly enthrall them by our spells and witchcraft, telling them the while that they must have but their equal share, and that this is what is fair and just. But, I fancy, when some man [aner] arises with enough nature [hikanen phusin], he shakes off all that we have taught him, bursts his bonds, and breaks free; he tramples underfoot our codes and juggleries, our charms and “laws,” which are all against nature; our slave rises in revolt and shows himself [epanastas anephane] our master, and there shines [exelampse] out the full light of the right by nature  [tes phuseos dikaion].

I’m not sulking. But…but when I recall my actions at Yura’s house…. I feel wretched, pathetic, and so very ashamed!! Aaaaahh! Sharon…Reim…and in the end even Gilbert-kun chastised me and got angry with me…How do I say it? I’m…so utterly graceless.” “Haah….my, I am amazed. You have only come to realize that now? If you had not noticed, allow me to lay it out for you. You are not “an all-powerful man who can do everything himself…but merely a middle-aged man coming on in years who thinks he can do everything himself! You always look down on people with an overbearing attitude. You act as if you know it all, yet keep it to yourself! You pretend to be an adult, but you are a perfectionist who hates to lose, and trivial things make you nervous. You are a difficult person who likes to take care of people but hates being taken care of himself! Well!? What part of that sounds like a graceful adult to you!?” “Fu fu fu fu fu…fu fu fu fu fu fu…” “Break?” “Aah ha ha ha haha! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-haaa!!” “B…br?” “Aww, gee. I’m hopeless. I’m well and truly…hopeless.” “?! Xerxes niisan…!?” “Gilbert germs have infected me.” “Huh? Gilbert ge…?” “So please….Sharon. May I keep being…a good-for-nothing a while longer?