Native ability without education is like a tree without fruit. Votes: 6
Those that study particular sciences, and neglect philosophy, are like Penelope's wooers, that make love to the waiting women. Votes: 3
If extravagance were a fault, it would not have a place in the festivals of the gods. Votes: 2
The art of life lies in taking pleasures as they pass, and the keenest pleasures are not intellectual, nor are they always moral. Votes: 0
It is not abstinence from pleasures that is best, but mastery over them without being worsted. Votes: 0
You can best reward a liar by believing nothing of what he says. Votes: 0
The vice lies not in entering the bordello but in not coming out. Votes: 0
Good cheer is no hindrance to a good life. Votes: 0