“Man's mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood than to truth.”
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The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.
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.
It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear and suspect the worst.
The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood, until the time comes for them to depart this life, again like children, neither tired of living nor aware of death.
