Nature, more of a stepmother than a mother in several ways, has sown a seed of evil in the hearts of mortals, especially in the more thoughtful men, which makes them dissatisfied with their own lot and envious of another's.
Man is to man either a god or a wolf.
It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear and suspect the worst.
He who allows oppression shares the crime.
Prevention is better than cure.
Your library is your paradise.
