“Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.”
Knowledge“The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.”
Peace“Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.”
Knowledge“Live as brave men and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.”
Men“Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he is not prevented by force or law.”
Freedom“The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct.”
Experience“It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in error.”
Nature“Nature abhors annihilation.”
Nature“The sinews of war are infinite money.”
Money“Thrift is of great revenue.”
Great“It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.”
Great“The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what the other lacks and trying to benefit the other, always using friendly and sincere words.”
Friendship“Laws are silent in time of war.”
Time“The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.”
Age“I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.”
Knowledge“In a disordered mind, as in a disordered body, soundness of health is impossible.”
Health“A friend is, as it were, a second self.”
Friendship“In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.”
Truth“Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for whom death is not only necessary, but frequently even desirable.”
Death“What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship is like robbing the world of the sun. A true friend is more to be esteemed than kinsfolk.”
Friendship“Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.”
Great“True nobility is exempt from fear.”
Fear