“There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.”
Men“Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defense can be just.”
War“There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.”
Men“Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.”
Truth“Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth.”
Nature“I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old people remember what interests them: the dates fixed for their lawsuits, and the names of their debtors and creditors.”
Money“The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.”
Age“Justice consists in doing no injury to men decency in giving them no offense.”
Men“Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.”
Best“It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.”
Great“A home without books is a body without soul.”
Home“Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.”
Nature“Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.”
Great“To some extent I liken slavery to death.”
Death“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“The best interpreter of the law is custom.”
Best“We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and men are members.”
Men“What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.”
Freedom“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
Gardening“In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.”
Truth“The more laws, the less justice.”
Legal“That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.”
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