Capture your reader, let him not depart, from dull beginnings that refuse to start
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
He who is greedy is always in want.
He's arm'd without that's innocent within; Be this thy Screen, and this thy Wall of Brass.
One wanders to the left, another to the right. Both are equally in error, but, are seduced by different delusions.
He that finds out he's changed his lot for worse, Let him betimes the untoward choice reverse: For still, when all is said, the rule stands fast, That each man's shoe be made on his own last.
Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.
Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert in guarding against relapse following a renaissance.
Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own: he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today. Be fair or foul or rain or shine, the joys I have possessed, in spite of fate, are mine. Not Heaven itself upon the past has power, but what has been, has been, and I have had my hour.
Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.
Be smart, drink your wine.
The mind that is cheerful in its present state, will be averse to all solicitude as to the future, and will meet the bitter occurrences of life with a placid smile.
Those unacquainted with the world take pleasure in intimacy with great men; those who are wiser fear the consequences.
Joyful let the soul be in the present, let it disdain to trouble about what is beyond and temper bitterness with a laugh. Nothing is blessed forever.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in subjection.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.
It is not the rich man you should properly call happy, but him who knows how to use with wisdom the blessings of the gods, to endure hard poverty, and who fears dishonor worse than death, and is not afraid to die for cherished friends or fatherland.
Knowledge is the foundation and source of good writing. [Lat., Scibendi recte sapere est et principium et fons.]
Many shall be restored that now are fallen and many shall fall that now are in honor.
You traverse the world in search of happiness which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.
We are deceived by the appearance of right.
If it is well with your belly, chest and feet - the wealth of kings can't give you more.
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.
To teach is to delight.
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