For drink, there was beer which was very strong when not mingled with water, but was agreeable to those who were used to it. They drank this with a reed, out of the vessel that held the beer, upon which…

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Wherever magistrates were appointed from among those who complied with the injunctions of the laws,...

Wherever magistrates were appointed from among those who complied with the injunctions of the laws,...

The sweetest of all sounds is praise.

The sweetest of all sounds is praise.

The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause...

The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause...

The sweetest sound of all is praise.

The sweetest sound of all is praise.

For what the horse does under compulsion, as Simon also observes, is done without understanding;...

For what the horse does under compulsion, as Simon also observes, is done without understanding;...

As to what happened next, it is possible to maintain that the hand of heaven...

As to what happened next, it is possible to maintain that the hand of heaven...

He who eats with most pleasure is he who least requires sauce.

He who eats with most pleasure is he who least requires sauce.

A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as...

A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as...

Agriculture for an honorable and highminded man, is the best of all occupations or arts...

Agriculture for an honorable and highminded man, is the best of all occupations or arts...

There is small risk a general will be regarded with contempt by those he leads,...

There is small risk a general will be regarded with contempt by those he leads,...

A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as...

A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as...

For what the horse does under compulsion, as Simon also observes, is done without understanding;...

For what the horse does under compulsion, as Simon also observes, is done without understanding;...

Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the...

Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the...

The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused...

The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused...

Loyalty is a fine quality, but in excess it fills political graveyards.

Loyalty is a fine quality, but in excess it fills political graveyards.

Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive.

Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive.

Excess of meats bringeth sickness

Excess of meats bringeth sickness

It is the fine excesses of life that make it worth living.

It is the fine excesses of life that make it worth living.

What fun it would be to be poor, as long as one was excessively poor!...

What fun it would be to be poor, as long as one was excessively poor!...

Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be...

Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be...

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right...

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right...