“Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children?”
Nature“If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err, nor do I wish this error which gives me pleasure to be wrested from me while I live.”
Men“Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children?”
Nature“The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.”
Death“Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.”
Great“Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.”
Wisdom“The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.”
Good“Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.”
Freedom“A man of courage is also full of faith.”
Courage“In a disordered mind, as in a disordered body, soundness of health is impossible.”
Health“No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.”
Great“A friend is, as it were, a second self.”
Friendship“Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.”
Great“Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he is not prevented by force or law.”
Freedom“Hatred is settled anger.”
Anger“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
Gardening“It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently is nothing short of criminal.”
Men“Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.”
Knowledge“That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.”
Change“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“Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.”
Wisdom“People do not understand what a great revenue economy is.”
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