Silence
…silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.
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Philosophy
…philosophy is the only cure for the maladies and disorders of the soul. For with her as ruler and guide we can know what is honorable, what is disgracefu...
Perfection
…perfection is only attained by neither speaking nor acting at random–as the proverb says, Perfection is only attained by practice.1 Plat...
Caesar on pets
One day in Rome, Caesar, seeing some rich foreigners nursing and petting young lapdogs and monkeys, enquired whether in their parts of the world the women...
Consider yourself happy
Only consider yourself happy when all your joys are born of reason, and when—having marked all the objects which men clutch at, or pray for, or watch over...