14 quotes
male given name
“It is right to endure with resignation what the gods send, and to face one's enemies with courage.”
"Master I marvel how the fishes live in the sea. Why as men do a-land: the great ones eat up the little ones."
on Society
"Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it."
on Freedom
"Time is the wisest counselor."
on Time
"For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial."
on Fame
"Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you."
on Politics
"Time is the wisest counselor of all."
"Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all."
on Wisdom
"Fishes live in the sea, as men do on land: the great ones eat up the little ones."
on Competition
"Make up your minds that happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous."
on Happiness
"Wait for that wisest of all counselores, Time."
"[F]or grief is felt not so much for the want of what we have never known, as for the loss of that to which we have been long accustomed."
on Grief
"We do not imitate but are a model to others."
on Leadership
"Time is the wisest counsellor of all."