“There is nothing which for my part I like better, Cephalus, than conversing with aged men; for I regard them as travellers who have gone a journey which I too may have to go, and of whom I ought to enquire, whether the way is smooth and easy, or rugged and difficult.” Republic
That glorious vision of doing good is so often the sanguine mirage of so many good minds. A Tale of Two Cities
"In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of." The Analects of Confucius
He has fought a good fight and has had to face every difficulty except popularity. Men and Memories
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