Too much liberty leads both men and nations to slavery.
There is no duty more obligatory than the repayment of kindness.
To live long, live slowly.
Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared.
If some lose their whole fortunes, they will drag many more down with them . . . believe me that the whole system of credit and finance which is carried on here at Rome in the Forum, is inextricably bound up with the revenues of the Asiatic province. If Those revenues are destroyed, our whole system of credit will come down with a crash.
Let a man practise the profession he best knows. [Lat., Quam quisque novit artem, in hac se exerceat.]
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a fool.
It is as hard for the good to suspect evil, as it is for the bad to suspect good.
If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.
Wisdom is the only thing which can relieve us from the sway of the passions and the fear of danger, and which can teach us to bear the injuries of fortune itself with moderation, and which shows us all the ways which lead to tranquility and peace.
Every evil in the bud is easily crushed: as it grows older, it becomes stronger.
Men decide far more problems by hate, love, lust, rage, sorrow, joy, hope, fear, illusion or some other inward emotion, than by reality, authority, any legal standard, judicial precedent, or statute.
I hear Socrates saying that the best seasoning for food is hunger; for drink, thirst.
It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by adversity and not to desert his post.
I remember the very thing that I do not wish to; I cannot forget the things I wish to forget.
If anyone cannot feel the power of God when he looks upon the stars, then I doubt whether he is capable of feeling at all. From the enduring wonder of the heavens flows all grace and power. If anyone thinks it is mindless then he himself must be out of his mind.
It is a great proof of talents to be able to recall the mind from the senses, and to separate thought from habit.
Peace is liberty in tranquillity.
Cultivation to the mind is as necessary as food to the body.
What is permissible is not always honorable.
It is a man's own dishonesty, his crimes, his wickedness, and boldness, that takes away from him soundness of mind; these are the furies, these the flames and firebrands, of the wicked.
Care should be taken that the punishment does not exceed the guilt; and also that some men do not suffer for offenses for which others are not even indicted.
Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the soul bears the body, so God endures the world. Just as the soul sees but is not seen, so God sees but is not seen. Just as the soul feeds the body, so God gives food to the world.
It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor.
If our lives are endangered by plots or violence or armed robbers or enemies, any and every method of protecting ourselves is morally right.
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