In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills contracted by the mind more severe than those contracted by the body.
From Marcus Tullius Cicero
The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.
For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.
Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?
I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.
It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently is nothing short of criminal.
Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.
What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation?
The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.
Empire and liberty.
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