...Case in point.

“Keep your eyes on the stars, but your feet firmly on the ground.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt

"It is desirable to be both feared and loved. But, this is very difficult to achieve. So, if you cannot be both, then it is far better to be feared than loved...for fear lasts longer." ~ Niccolo’ Machiavelli (with a little embellishment) lol

Harkening back to The Roman Empire....

"Carpe Diem!"...."Seize the Day!" ~ The Roman poet Horace

Don Calogero says….

“Figlio mio, remember to always keep your face pointed toward the sunshine, and the dark shadows will always fall behind you!”

“Man is the hardest animal to kill. If he gets away, he will come back to kill you.” ~ Salvatore (Don Turiddo) Maranzano

“Great minds talk about ideas…average minds talk about events…small minds talk about people.”

Lol...trying too hard to promote your blog bro....

Who knows, some day, with luck, you might move from the room above the deli !!!

DiLorenzo, like Confucius says…

“It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.”


PS: Ain't THAT the truth! LOL, LOL

"Give me an intelligent and educated mother, I shall promise you the birth of a civilized, educated nation." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

“I never killed anyone. Let me ask you something, could a face like this be a murderer?” ~ John (Sonny) Franzese

“Some people are common gamblers. Me? I'm an uncommon gambler.” ~ Frank Costello

Puzzled by his long absence, the revered New York-based Sicilian Mafia boss Don Calogero reached out to his Chicago Outfit ‘amici’ to ask them, “So, where’s Angelo??”

Confucius say...

“Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.”

Confucius say…

“You must understand, the reason they feel compelled to talk behind your back is because you’re so far ahead of them!”

"It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it." ~ General Robert E. Lee

“Never open up your mouth unless you’re in the dentist's chair.” ~ Informant Salvatore (Sammy the Bull) Gravano

(Sammy obviously forgot about this one!)

“I killed at lot of guys in my time. You’re not talking about three, four, six, ten.” ~ Colombo Family underboss John (Sonny) Franzese