No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has cost us. Our integrity is never worth so much as when we have parted with our…

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He who can believe himself well, will be well.

He who can believe himself well, will be well.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

Time, motion and wine cause sleep.

Time, motion and wine cause sleep.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has...

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has...

Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.

Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.

Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.

Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.

A short absence is safest

A short absence is safest

Time, the devourer of all things.

Time, the devourer of all things.

Alas! how difficult it is not to betray one's guilt by one's looks.

Alas! how difficult it is not to betray one's guilt by one's looks.

As the yellow gold is tried in fire, so the faith of friendship must be...

As the yellow gold is tried in fire, so the faith of friendship must be...

Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop.

Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop.

Beauty is a fragile gift.

Beauty is a fragile gift.

Either do not attempt at all, or go through with it.

Either do not attempt at all, or go through with it.

Luck affects everything; let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least...

Luck affects everything; let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least...

At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do...

At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do...

The prayers of cowards fortune spurns.

The prayers of cowards fortune spurns.

Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.

Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.

The cause is hidden; the effect is visible to all.

The cause is hidden; the effect is visible to all.

An anthill increases by accumulation. Medicine is consumed by distribution. That which is feared lessens...

An anthill increases by accumulation. Medicine is consumed by distribution. That which is feared lessens...

Nothing is more powerful than custom or habit.

Nothing is more powerful than custom or habit.