For the whole life of a philosopher is, as the same philosopher says, a meditation on death.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROTo make a mistake is only human; to persist in a mistake is idiotic.
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But I must at the very beginning lay down this principle—friendship can only exist between good men.
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The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter.
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Our span of life is brief, but is long enough for us to live well and honestly.
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A mind without instruction can no more bear fruit than can a field, however fertile, without cultivation.
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Life is nothing without friendship.
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A man of faith is also full of courage.
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Books: our unfailing companions.
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Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.
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What can be more delightful than to have some one to whom you can say everything with the same absolute confidence as to yourself?
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No power on earth, if it labours beneath the burden of fear, can possibly be strong enough to survive.
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The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.
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Instead let Virtue herself, by her own unaided allurements, summon you to a glory that is genuine and real.
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Your enemies can kill you, but only your friends can hurt you.
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Freedom will bite back more fiercely when suspended than when she remains undisturbed.
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Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.
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