Last updated June 15th 2025.
Phrases to live by
Part 6 of 7
The essence of greatness is the perception that virtue is enough
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Some men have passion for horses, others for birds, others for wild beasts; but I from childhood have been possessed by a passionate longing to acquire books
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The lives of great men all remind us how brief immortality is
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There is no use in lamentation. It now remains to consider what I shall do next
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The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge
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There is no Frigate like a Book to take us Lands away
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The grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem to extravagant to endure
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We should live as if we were in public view, and think as if someone could peer into our inmost souls… Limit yourself to what is necessary, and be content with a simple life, so that you may act with purpose and not be swayed by the opinions of others
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Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one
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To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders
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History seldom destroys that which does not deserve to die; and the burning of the tares makes for the next sowing a richer soil
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The life of man is of a short duration… Do what is necessary, and accept what comes
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