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They are much to be pitied who have not been given a taste for nature early in life.
The laws of God, the laws of man he may keep that will and can; not I: let God and man decree laws for themselves and not for me.
A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one friend.
He knows much of what men paint themselves would blister in the light of what they are.
There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbours will say.
Better to have beasts that let themselves be killed than men who run away.
Many men are contemptuous of riches; few can give them away.
Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other qua good, and they are good in themselves.
A man's friendships are one of the best measures of his worth.
