The Only Thing Man Knows

Wine Refreshes The Stomach, Sharpens The Appetite, Blunts Care And Sadness, And Conduces To Slumber.

The Largest Land Animal Is The Elephant, And It Is The Nearest To Man In Intelligence: It Understands The Language Of Its Country And Obeys Orders, Remembers Duties That It Has Been Taught, Is Pleased By Affection And By Marks Of Honour, Nay More It Possesses Virtues Rare Even In Man, Honesty, Wisdom, Justice, Also Respect For The Stars And Reverence For The Sun And Moon.

Envy Always Implies Conscious Inferiority Wherever It Resides.

The Great Business Of Man Is To Improve His Mind, And Govern His Manners; All Other Projects And Pursuits, Whether In Our Power To Compass Or Not, Are Only Amusements.

Compassion And Shame Come Over One Who Considers How Precarious Is The Origin Of The Proudest Of Living Beings: Often The Smell Of A Lately Extinguished Lamp Is Enough To Cause A Miscarriage. And To Think That From Such A Frail Beginning A Tyrant Or Butcher May Be Born! You Who Trust In Your Physical Strength, Who Embrace The Gifts Of Fortune And Consider Yourself Not Their Ward But Their Son, You Who Have A Domineering Spirit, You Who Consider Yourself A God As Soon As Success Swells Your Breast, Think How Little Could Have Destroyed You!