I teach that all men are mad.
In peace, as a wise man, he should make suitable preparation for war.
If you wish me to weep, you must first show grief yourself.
Take away the danger and remove the restraint, and wayward nature runs free.
Life is largely a matter of expectation.
You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being read a second time; and don’t labor for the admiration of the crowd, but be content with a few choice readers.
Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.
Fierce eagles do not produce timorous doves.
It is your business when the wall next door catches fire.
It is a sweet and seemly thing to die for one’s country.
Believe that each day that shines on you is your last.
Nothing’s beautiful from every point of view.
The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But the righteous are like carvings upon stone, For their smallest act is durable.
He has not lived badly whose birth and death has been unnoticed by the world.
Make a good use of the present.
When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.
Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself.
Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.
The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain.
If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself.
Seize the day, put no trust in tomorrow. [Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.Lat.]
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