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The more violent the storm the sooner it is over. - [Proverbs] The most happy ought to wish for death. - [Death] The most imperious masters over their own servants are at the same time the most abject slaves to the servants of others. - [Tyranny] The origin of all mankind was the same; it is only a clear and good conscience that makes a man noble, for that is derived from heaven itself. - [Ancestry] The part of life we really live is short. [Lat., Exigua pars est vitae quam nos vivimus.] - [Life] The pleasures of eating deal with us like Egyptian thieves, who strangle those whom they embrace. - [Appetite] The pleasures of the palate deal with us like Egyptian thieves who strangle those whom they embrace. - [Gluttony] The pomp of death alarms us more than death itself. [Lat., Pompa mortis magis terret quam mors ipsa.] - quoted by Bacon [Death] The road by precepts is tedious, by example, short and efficacious. - [Example] The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius. - [Proverbs] The sovereign good of man is a mind that subjects all things to itself and is itself subject to nothing; such a man's pleasures are modest and reserved, and it may be a question whether he goes to heaven, or heaven comes to him; for a good man is influenced by God Himself, and has a kind of divinity within him. - [Mind] The state of that man's mind who feels too intense an interest as to future events, must be most deplorable. - [Future] The sure way to wickedness is through wickedness. - [Proverbs] The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they fall. - [Proverbs] The velocity with which time flies is infinite, as is most apparent to those who look back. - [Time] The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active employment. - [Proverbs] The way to good conduct is never too late. - [Proverbs] The wise man lives as long as he should, not just as long as he likes. - [Life] The world itself is too small for the covetous. - [Proverbs] There are more people abusive to others than lie open to abuse themselves; but the humor goes round, and he that laughs at me to-day will have somebody to laugh at him to-morrow. - [Abuse] There are no greater wretches in the world than many of those whole people in general take to be happy. - [Appearance] There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich. - [Poverty] There is as much greatness of mind in the owning of a good turn as in the doing of it; and we must no more force a requital out of season than be wanting in it. - [Gratitude] There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms. - [Heroes] There is no evil without its compensation. - [Proverbs] Displaying page 10 of 22 for this author: << Prev Next >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 [10] 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
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