If one begins all deeds well, it is likely that they will end well too.

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Whoever thinks his friend more important than his country, I rate him nowhere.

Whoever thinks his friend more important than his country, I rate him nowhere.

He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his...

He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his...

For the dead there are no more toils.

For the dead there are no more toils.

There is no witness so terrible and no accuser so powerful as conscience which dwells...

There is no witness so terrible and no accuser so powerful as conscience which dwells...

Whoever neglects the arts when he is young has lost the past and is dead...

Whoever neglects the arts when he is young has lost the past and is dead...

Not even old age knows how to love death.

Not even old age knows how to love death.

What you cannot enforce, do not command.

What you cannot enforce, do not command.

A short saying oft contains much wisdom

A short saying oft contains much wisdom

Even a poor man can receive honors.

Even a poor man can receive honors.

The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.

The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.

Despair often breeds disease.

Despair often breeds disease.

For the wretched one night is like a thousand; for someone faring well death is...

For the wretched one night is like a thousand; for someone faring well death is...

Do not grieve yourself too much for those you hate, nor yet forget them utterly.

Do not grieve yourself too much for those you hate, nor yet forget them utterly.

Ignorant men don't know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it...

Ignorant men don't know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it...

God's dice always have a lucky roll

God's dice always have a lucky roll

Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.

Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.

It is the merit of a general to impart good news, and to conceal the...

It is the merit of a general to impart good news, and to conceal the...

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.

If honor be your clothing, the suit will last a lifetime; but if clothing be...

If honor be your clothing, the suit will last a lifetime; but if clothing be...

Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance...

Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance...