But still anger ought be far from us, for nothing is able to be done rightly nor judiciously with anger. On Duties
He looked at her again, now with the vague abject shyness that older men often have with young women, as though asking their indulgence for no longer being young. The Post Office Girl
The truth is that as soon as we are no longer obliged to earn our living, we no longer know what to do with our life and recklessly squander it. Journals
“Outside of these, he should listen to no one, pursue the thing resolved on, and be steadfast in his resolutions. He who does otherwise is either overthrown by flatterers, or is so often changed by varying opinions that he falls into contempt.” The Prince
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