“To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it those who have, fear it.”
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Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers.
It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement.
The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation prompted them to do.
It is your business when the wall next door catches fire.
