“Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.”
Nature“It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in error.”
Nature“Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.”
Nature“Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.”
Great“Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.”
Education“Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.”
Education“Advice in old age is foolish for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the nearer we approach to our journey's end.”
Age“In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.”
Truth“Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.”
Wisdom“Justice consists in doing no injury to men decency in giving them no offense.”
Men“Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.”
Men“People do not understand what a great revenue economy is.”
Great“According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become richer through damages and injuries suffered by another.”
Nature“The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no practical results to follow.”
Knowledge“A man of courage is also full of faith.”
Courage“We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and men are members.”
Men“The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.”
Good“It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in error.”
Nature“Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive.”
Great“Nature abhors annihilation.”
Nature“In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power.”
Power“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