Great Throughts Treasury

"Seek to learn constantly while you live; do not wait in the faith that old age by itself will bring wisdom."

"Some wicked men are rich, some good are poor, we will not change our virtue for their store: virtue's a thing that none can take away; but money changes owners all the day."

"Satiety comes of riches and contumaciousness of satiety."

"Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law."

"That where the least injury done to the meanest individual, is considered as an insult on the whole constitution. [The answer to the question 'Which is the most perfect popular government?']"

"That city in which those who are not wronged, no less than those who are wronged, exert themselves to punish the wrongdoers."

"The ideal state is that in which an injury done to the least of its citizens is an injury done to all."

"To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates."

"True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death."

"Watch well each separate citizen, lest having in his heart of hearts a secret spear, one still may come saluting you with cheerful face, and utter with a double tongue the feigned good wishes of his wary mind."

"We can have justice whenever those who have not been injured by injustice are as outraged by it as those who have been."

"We humbly beg a blessing on our laws from mighty Jove, and honor, and applause."

"Wealth breeds satiety, satiety outrage."

"Wealth I would have, but wealth by wrong procure I would not; justice, e'en if slow, is sure."

"What thou seest, speak of with caution."

"Who hath both gold and silver in his hand, horses and mules, and acres of wheat-land, and him whose all is decent food to eat, clothes to his back and shoes upon his feet, and a young wife and child, since so 'twill be, and no more years than will with that agree;" and in another place."