| |  | | | | | | | | | | | Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy of a palace. | | Uncategorized | | | | | Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects your soul you postpone the cure until next year? | | Uncategorized | | | Why harass with eternal purposes a mind to weak to grasp them? | | Uncategorized | | | Wisdom at times is found in folly | | Wisdom | | | Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone. | | Wisdom | | | With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die. | | Uncategorized | | | Words will not fail when the matter is well considered. | | Uncategorized | | | You have played enough; you have eaten and drunk enough. Now it is time for you to depart. | | Uncategorized | | | You may drive out Nature with a pitchfork, yet she will always hurry back. | | Uncategorized | | | | | You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being read a second time; and don't labor for the admiration of the crowd, but be content with a few choice readers. | | Writing | | | You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all. | | Uncategorized | | | You who write, choose a subject suited to your abilities and think long and hard on what your powers are equal to and what they are unable to perform. | | Uncategorized | | | | | You [the people] are a many-headed beast. | | People | | | Your own safety is at stake when your neighbor's house is ablaze | | Uncategorized | | | Youth is unduly busy with pampering the outer person. | | Uncategorized | | | | | | | |
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