"A great man ought not to be little in his behaviour. He ought never to pry too minutely into things, least of all in unpleasant matters. For though it is important to know all, it is not necessary

"Man is born a barbarian, and only raises himself above the beast by culture. Culture therefore makes the man; the more a man, the higher. Thanks to it, Greece could call the rest of the world barbarians.

The competition continues and so do our hopes and predictions. For the first knockout stage, here are my predictions (and hopes): ScoreTeamvsTeamScore 2FrancevsArgentina1 1UruguayvsPortugal3 1SpainvsRussia0

"Many heads go to make the mob, and in each of them are eyes for malice to use and a tongue for detraction to wag. If a single ill report spread, it casts a blemish on your fair fame, and if it clings

That's thick. Now, again, who was it who built the Great Wall? Without any reflection on the irony, Western MSM reported this statement regarding Trump's trade war policy from an official Chinese press

"It is a fault of excellence that being so much in use it is liable to abuse. Because all covert it, all are vexed by it. It is a great misfortune to be of use to nobody; scarcely less to be of use

"You should learn to seize things not by the blade, which cuts, but by the handle, which saves you from harm: especially is this the rule with the doings of your enemies. A wise man gets more use

"Some such carelessness is often the greatest recommendation of talent. For envy exercises ostracism, most envenomed when most polite. It counts it to perfection as a failing that it has no faults;

The FIFA World Cup this year has the best host possible in Russia. You can't believe how easy the on-boarding was and how great the tourism privileges are to ticket holders! I've managed to get tickets

"A sage once reduced all virtue to the Golden Mean. Push right to the extreme and it becomes wrong: press all the juice from an orange and it becomes bitter. Even in enjoyment never go to extremes.

Arrested on patently false grounds (breaching the peace) and unjustly sentenced to 13 months in prison (for contempt of court), Tommy Robinson faces his very likely death in prison where there is a bounty

"Tis the privilege of the Phenix. Ability is wont to grow old, and with it fame. The staleness of custom weakens admiration, and a mediocrity that's new often eclipses the highest excellence grown

"If with moderation tis an accomplishment, not a defect. A grain of gaiety seasons all. The greatest men join in the fun at times, and it makes them liked by all. But they should always on such occasions

"Yakov Kedmi: Israel Has the Right to Protect Its Borders, the Protesters Were Organized by Hamas" - Vesti News, 15 May 2018. Sergey Pashkov, chief of Vesti Middle East Office, on the situation

Beneath ideologies, political affinities and moral mindsets, there is at bottom the way we go about thinking of the world. Are you an Aristotelian or a Platonist in how you think of the world? This is

"Fools rush in through the door; for folly is always bold. The same simplicity which robs them of all attention to precautions deprives them of all sense of shame at failure. But prudence enters with

The Day For Freedom celebration rally brought approximately 30 thousand people of diverse backgrounds (e.g. ethnicities, races, sexual orientations and political persuasions), not counting event personnel

"-- a discreet Proteus, learned with the learned, saintly with the sainted. It is the great art to gain every one's suffrages; their goodwill gains general agreement. Notice men's moods and adapt

"Wisdom is shown in serious matters, and is more appreciated than mere wit. He that is always ready for jests is never ready for serious things. They resemble liars in that men never believe either,

Taking aim at the US State Department's illegal seizure of the Russian consulate in Seattle, FM spokeswoman Maria Zakharova blasts US 'Russian Propaganda' narrative in colourful language, the Russian way.