Retire into thyself. The rational principle which rules has this nature, that it is content with itself when it does what is just, and so secures tranquility. Book VII
Retirement without study is death, and the grave of a living man. Day's Collacon
The guest who has escaped from the roof, will think twice before he comes back in by the door. The Two Towers
Patriotism: Your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. A Journal of Democracy
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