Nothing cruel is in fact beneficial; for cruelty is extremely hostile to the nature of man, which we ought to follow.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROThe enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend.
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For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men worked and died, the essence and quintessence of their lives.
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The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend.
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A mental stain can neither be blotted out by the passage of time nor washed away by any waters.
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It is foolish to tear one’s hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness.
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We must not only obtain Wisdom: we must enjoy her.
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Life is nothing without friendship.
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The life of the dead is placed on the memories of the living. The love you gave in life keeps people alive beyond their time. Anyone who was given love will always live on in another’s heart.
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Endless money forms the sinews of war.
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If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.
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When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank.
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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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Kindness is stronger than fear.
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For the whole life of a philosopher is, as the same philosopher says, a meditation on death.
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If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started.
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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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The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter.
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While there’s life, there’s hope.
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Freedom is participation in power.
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A man of faith is also full of courage.
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Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief.
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What an ugly beast is the ape, and how like us.
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Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.
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He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.
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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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I criticize by creation, not by finding fault.
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Is not prosperity robbed of half its value if you have no one to share your joy?
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