Let this be our rule for goodwill and helpfulness, that whenever we are able to assist others we should behave as stewards who must someday give an account of ourselves. John Calvin
Statesmen are not only liable to give an account of what they say or do in public, but there is a busy inquiry made into their very meals, beds, marriages, and every other sportive or serious action. Plutarch
I, having realized the effects wrought by Time, desire now by means of my writings to give an account of my father's deeds, which do not deserve to be consigned to Forgetfulness nor to be swept away on the flood of Time into an ocean of Non-Remembrance; I wish to recall everything... Anna Comnena
Princes are not bound to give an account of their Actions but to God alone. Charles I of England
Many return from the war who cannot give an account of the battle. Italian Proverb
It is only the eagle that can give an account of the whisper of the cloud. African Proverb