But a stranger in a strange land, he is no one: men know him not-and to know not is to read more

But a stranger in a strange land, he is no one: men know him not-and to know not is to care not for.

Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad

Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad

One often calms one's grief by recounting it.

One often calms one's grief by recounting it.

We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed.

We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed.

Wind buffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.

Wind buffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.

Temperance is a bridle of gold.

Temperance is a bridle of gold.

Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy.

Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy.

You are not in business to be popular.

You are not in business to be popular.

Those who are more adapted to the active life can prepare themselves for contemplation in the practice of the active read more

Those who are more adapted to the active life can prepare themselves for contemplation in the practice of the active life, while those who are more adapted to the contemplative life can take upon themselves the works of the active life so as to become yet more apt for contemplation.