Socrates thought that if all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence every one must take an equal portion, most persons would be contented to take their own and depart |
Someone praising a man for his foolhardy bravery, Cato, the elder, said, ''There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.'' |
The first evil those who are prone to talk suffer, is that they hear nothing. |
The man who is completely wise and virtuous has no need of glory, except so far as it disposes and eases his way to action by the greater trust that it procures him. |
The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune. |
The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune. |
The measure of a man is way he bears up under misfortune |
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled. |
The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil. |
The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits. |
The richest soil, if cultivated, produces the rankest weeds |
The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education. |
The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it, therefore, while it lasts, and not spend it to no purpose |
The wildest colts make the best horses |
Themosticles said "The Athenians govern the Greeks; I govern the Athenians; you, my wife, govern me; your son governs you |