If thou canst see sharp, look and judge wisely, says the philosopher. Book VIII
Let every emotion be capable becoming an intoxication to you. If what you eat fails to make you drunk, it is because you are not hungry enough. Fruits of the Earth
It is the same with any life. Imagine one selected day struck out of it, and think how different its course would have been. Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation of the first link on one memorable day. Great Expectations
“What fault do you find with them? A fault which is most serious, I said; the fault of telling a lie, and, what is more, a bad lie.” Republic
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