β “To break a treaty is contempt for the gods. But to outwit an enemy is not only just and glorious-but profitable and sweet.” Uncategorized
β “How strongly does this bear out the truth of Plato’s maxim, that he who wishes to be really rich ought to lessen his desires rather than increase his property, because if a man places no bounds to his covetousness, he never will be free from want and misery.” Uncategorized
β “We fear death, we shudder at life’s instability, we grieve to see the flowers wilt again and again, and the leaves fall, and in our hearts we know that we, too, are transitory and will soon disappear.” Uncategorized
β history of this quote “Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.” by John Stuart Mill Uncategorized
β “We do not seek for truth in the abstract… Every man sees what he looks for, and hears what he listens for, and nothing else.” Uncategorized