Take from a man his reputation for probity and the more shrewd and clever he is the more hated and

Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he is, the more hated and mistrusted he becomes.

Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.

A home without books is a body without soul.

Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something which you have blundered.

Live as brave men, and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.

The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.

I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.

I love to travel, but hate to arrive.

I trust that everything happens for a reason, even when we’re not wise enough to see it.