phrases, quotes, aphorisms
Misero datur quodcunque, fortunæ datur. Philanthropy
Misero datur quodcunque, fortunæ datur.
For I do not distinguish by the eye, but by the mind, which is the proper judge of the man. Judgment
For I do not distinguish by the eye, but by the mind, which is the proper judge of the man.
It is not goodness to be better than the very worst. Goodness
It is not goodness to be better than the very worst.
The shortest way to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth. Asceticism
The shortest way to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. Asceticism
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
Anyone entering our homes should admire us rather than our furnishings. Asceticism
Anyone entering our homes should admire us rather than our furnishings.
The vices of others we have before our eyes, our own are behind our backs. Vices
The vices of others we have before our eyes, our own are behind our backs.
Si judicas, cognosce: si regnas, jube. Judges
Si judicas, cognosce: si regnas, jube.
Non est ad astra mollis e terris via. Stars
Non est ad astra mollis e terris via.
Wealth falls on some men as a copper down a drain. Copper
Wealth falls on some men as a copper down a drain.
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