“Cultivation to the mind is as necessary as food to the body.”
Food“It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.”
Great“Cultivation to the mind is as necessary as food to the body.”
Food“Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.”
Wisdom“Live as brave men and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.”
Men“Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defense can be just.”
War“So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge.”
Trust“In a disordered mind, as in a disordered body, soundness of health is impossible.”
Health“Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything.”
God“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“Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.”
Freedom“Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth.”
Nature“The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.”
Death“The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.”
Good“Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he is not prevented by force or law.”
Freedom“Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children?”
Nature“In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power.”
Power“Old age: the crown of life, our play's last act.”
Age“To some extent I liken slavery to death.”
Death“We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and men are members.”
Men“The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct.”
Experience“The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me than this short present time, which nevertheless seems endless.”
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