Nature is not cruel, pitilessly, indifferent. This is one of the hardest lessons for humans to learn. We cannot admit that things might be neither good nor evil, neither cruel nor kind, but simply callous -- indifferent to all suffering,…

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I hate the irreverent rabble and keep them far from me.

I hate the irreverent rabble and keep them far from me.

Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever...

Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever...

A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.

A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.

It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire.

It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire.

It's a good thing to be foolishly gay once in a while.

It's a good thing to be foolishly gay once in a while.

To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never...

To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never...

Think to yourself that every day is your last

Think to yourself that every day is your last

He who is greedy is always in want.

He who is greedy is always in want.

Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what...

Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what...

A host is like a general: calamities often reveal his genius.

A host is like a general: calamities often reveal his genius.

The pen is the tongue of the mind.

The pen is the tongue of the mind.

The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice.

The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice.

You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back.

You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back.

You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being...

You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being...

Whatever your advice, make it brief.

Whatever your advice, make it brief.

While fools shun one set of faults they run into the opposite one.

While fools shun one set of faults they run into the opposite one.

Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation,...

Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation,...

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori - It is a sweet and becoming thing...

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori - It is a sweet and becoming thing...

Death is the word that kills all the words.

Death is the word that kills all the words.

A hero is someone who rebels or seems to rebel against the facts of existence...

A hero is someone who rebels or seems to rebel against the facts of existence...