We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect the needful duties of active life; for it is only action that gives a true value and commendation to virtue.
From Marcus Tullius Cicero
As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man that has something of the youth. He that follows this rule may be old in body, but can never be so in mind.
The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct.
Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.
A room without books is like a body without a soul.
It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.
A letter does not blush.
Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.
Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.
The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure.
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