All is ephemeral — fame and the famous as well. Book IV
I have my own virtue, which I am constantly cultivating and refining by teaching myself not to tolerate in me or my surroundings anything but the exquisite. Reflections on Literature and Morality
Let no act be done at haphazard, nor otherwise than according to the finished rules that govern its kind. Book IV
The word 'service' comes from serving, and serving means being dependent. Beware of Pity
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