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In everything satiety closely follows the greatest pleasures.

Pleasure blinds the eyes of the mind, and has no fellowship with virtue.

Plato divinely calls pleasure the bait of evil, inasmuch as men are caught by it as fish by a hook.

I have never yet known a poet who did not think himself super-excellent.

I am of the opinion which you have always held, that "viva voce" voting at elections is the best method.

There are no true friends in politics.

What is dishonorably got, is dishonorably squandered.

We are all exited by the love of praise, and the noblest are most influenced by glory.

I am pleased to be praised by a man so praised as you, father.

True glory strikes root, and even extends itself; all false pretensions fall as do flowers, nor can any feigned thing be lasting.

I shall always consider the best guesser the best prophet.

In prosperity let us most carefully avoid pride, disdain, and arrogance.

It shows a weak mind not to bear prosperity as well as adversity with moderation.

Prudence is the knowledge of things to be sought, and those to be shunned.

I prefer silent prudence to loquacious folly.

Precaution is better than cure.

He who hangs on the errors of the ignorant multitude, must not be counted among great men.

The rabble estimate few things according to their real value, most things according to their prejudices.

Reason is the mistress and queen of all things.

To disregard what the world thinks of us is not only arrogant but utterly shameless.