Our stupidity
Our stupidity may be clearly proved by the fact that we hold that “buying” refers only to the objects for which we pay cash, and we regard as free gifts t...
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Remembering vs knowing
Remembering is merely safeguarding something entrusted to the memory; knowing, however, means making everything your own; it means not depending upon the ...
Be deaf to those who love you
Be deaf to those who love you most of all; they pray for bad things with good intentions. And, if you would be happy, entreat the gods that none of their ...
Foolish to fear death
it is as foolish to fear death as to fear old age; for death follows old age precisely as old age follows youth. He who does not wish to die cannot have w...
Wisdom is an art
That which takes effect by chance is not an art. Now wisdom is an art; it should have a definite aim, choosing only those who will make progress, but with...