Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others.
Gratitude • Virtue
Time destroys the speculations of man, but it confirms the judgment of nature.
Nature • Speculation • Time
That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.
Afterlife • Change • Life
To give counsel as well as to take it is a feature of true friendship.
Advice • Communication • Friendship
Our minds possess by nature an insatiable desire to know the truth.
Curiosity • Human • Knowledge
A room without books is like a body without a soul.
Books • Design • Reading
Men in no way approach so nearly to the gods as in doing good to men.
Altruism • Morality • Philosophy
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.
Contentment • Reading • Simplicity
No wise man ever thought that a traitor should be trusted.
Betrayal • Deception • Distrust
