The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things. Marcus Valerius Martialis (40 AD - 103 AD) When we are born we die, our end is but the pendant of our beginning. Manilius Roman politician (~1 BC) Even pleasure itself is a toil. Manilius Roman politician (~1 BC) Good laws have their origins in bad morals. Ambrosius Macrobius Physical deformity, calls forth our charity. But the infinite misfortune of moral deformity calls forth nothing but hatred and vengeance. Clarence Darrow US defense lawyer (1857 - 1938) Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children. William Penn English religious leader and colonist (1644 - 1718) May you live all the days of your life. Jonathan Swift Irish essayist, novelist, & satirist (1667 - 1745) You (God) have not only commanded continence, that is, from what things we are to restrain our love, but also justice, that is, on what we are to bestow our love. Saint Augustine Carthaginian author, saint, & church father (354 AD - 430 AD) The idle mind knows not what it wants. Ennius Your very silence shows you agree. Euripides Greek tragic dramatist (484 BC - 406 BC) |