I answer, Socrates, that rhetoric is the art of persuasion in courts of law and other assemblies, as I was just now saying, and about the just and unjust. Gorgias
He always reflects concerning the quality, and not the quantity, of his life. As soon as there are many events in his life that give him trouble and disturb his peace of mind, he sets himself free. Moral letters to Lucilius
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” 1984
“A prince, therefore, ought always to take counsel.” The Prince
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