"There is no more sure tie between friends than when they are united in their objects and wishes."
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"Let war be so carried on that no other object may seem to be sought but the acquisition of peace. [Lat., Bellum autem ita suscipiatur, ut nihil aliud, nisi pax, quaesita videatur.]"
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"No one dies too soon who has finished the course of perfect virtue."
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"It is a great proof of talents to be able to recall the mind from the senses, and to separate thought from habit."
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"Death approaches, which is always impending like the stone over Tantalus: then comes superstition with which he who is imbued can never have peace of mind."
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"There is no fortune so strong that money cannot take it."
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"History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquities."
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"Nothing quite new is perfect."
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"In the approach to virtue there are many steps."
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"He who obeys with modesty appears worthy of being some day a commander."
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"The comfort derived from the misery of others is slight."
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"There is no praise in being upright, where no one can, or tries to corrupt you."
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"From all sides there is equally a way to the lower world."
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"A man does not wonder at what he sees frequently, even though he be ignorant of the reason. If anything happens which he has not seen before, he calls it a prodigy."
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"Men think they may justly do that for which they have a precedent."
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"By Hercules! I prefer to err with Plato, whom I know how much you value, than to be right in the company of such men."
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"He is an eloquent man who can treat humble subjects with delicacy, lofty things impressively, and moderate things temperately."
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"Nothing so cements and holds together all the parts of a society as faith or credit, which can never be kept up unless men are under some force or necessity of honestly paying what they owe to one another."
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"It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent."
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"There is a certain virtue in every good man, which night and day stirs up the mind with the stimulus of glory, and reminds it that all mention of our name will not cease at the same time with our lives, but that our fame will endure to all posterity."
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