Truth is a thing immortal and ...

Truth is a thing immortal and perpetual, and it gives to us a beauty that fades not away in time, nor does it take away the freedom of speech which proceeds from justice; but it gives to us the knowledge of what is just and lawful, separating from them the unjust and refuting them.

Truth is a thing immortal and perpetual, and it gives to us a beauty that fades not away in time, nor does it take away the freedom of speech which proceeds from justice; but it gives to us the knowledge of what is just and lawful, separating from them the unjust and refuting them.

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It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.

Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.

Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.