“Were I a nightingale, I would act the part of a nightingale; were I a swan, the part of a swan.”
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“For it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn that which he thinks he already knows.”
“Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.”
“Reason is not measured by size or height, but by principle.”
“Live among men as if God beheld you; speak with God as if men were listening.”
“Treat your inferiors as you would be treated by your betters.”
“The wise man will live as long as he ought, not as long as he can.”
“When a man does not know what harbour he is making for, no wind is the right wind.”
“The point is, not how long you live, but how nobly you live.”
“Increases are of sluggish growth, but the way to ruin is rapid.”
“It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing.”
“We learn our lessons, not for life, but for the lecture room.”
“We should always allow some time to elapse, for time discloses the truth.”
“A good judge condemns wrongful acts, but does not hate them.”
“He who receives a benefit with gratitude, repays the first installment of it.”