The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction |
The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of the divine |
The fact that he [Fitzgerald] asked for authority that he probably already had, but wanted spelled out, makes it arguable that he had run into something rather quickly, |
The first and best victory is to conquer self; to be conquered by self is of all things most shameful and vile. |
The first and best victory is to conquer self; to be conquered by self is of all things most shameful and vile. |
The first and the best victory is to conquer self. |
The graces once made up their mind - A shrine inviolate to find: And thus they found, and that with ease, The soul of Aristophanes |
The greatest wealth is to live content with little. |
The heaviest penalty for deciding to engage in politics is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself. |
The highest form of pure thought is in mathematics |
The learning and knowledge that we have, is, at the most, but little compared with that of which we are ignorant. |
The madness of love is the greatest of heaven's blessings. |
The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depend upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. |
The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom. |
The measure of a man is what he does with power. |