I am all that hath been, and is, and shall be; and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised.
It is indeed a desirable thing to be well descended but the glory belongs to our ancestors.
The future bears down upon each one of us with all the hazards of the unknown. The only way out is through.
It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything.
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
No man ever wetted clay and then left it as if there would be bricks by chance and fortune.
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
Agesilaus the Spartan king was once invited to hear a mimic imitate the nightingale but declined with the comment that he had heard the nightingale itself.
Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.
The wildest colts make the best horses.
Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.
The superstitious man wishes he did not believe in gods, as the atheist does not, but fears to disbelieve in them.
Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.
To make no mistakes is not in the power of man but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.
The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil.
To make an action honorable, it ought to be agreeable to the age, and other circumstances of the person; since it is circumstance and proper measure that give an action its character, and make it eith...
Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.
Words will build no walls.
I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod my shadow does that much better.
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