Classic Moments Daily

Men hate those who have convinced them

Do thy duty of thine own accord

Keep neither a blunt knife nor an ill-disciplined looseness of tongue

If exaltation of spirit is devoid of justice it is a vice

Generosity to one that hurts another is an injustice

How much to be pitied is he, who has no pity

Put more confidence in your eyes than your ears

Look for a tough wedge for a tough log

A sound nurture and education, if kept up, creates good natures in the state

A gift is a loss where gratitude is not the receiver

The greater will be lost if the less is not saved

Mute grief feels a keener pang than that which cries aloud

Every vicious act has its excuse ever ready

When the performer is concealed, we are indifferent to the music

Never thrust upon another the burden you cannot carry yourself

You will find it difficult to be sole guardian over that which multitudes covet

Courage cannot be cast down by adversity

To abstain from doing injury when you have the power to do it deserves the greatest praise

Inspire kindness rather than ostentation

Not to punish offenses, is to encourage depravity

Fear never advanced any man to the highest standing

To live free from danger is to know nothing of misery

Dignities heaped on the undeserving are a badge of disgrace

Do not despise the lowest steps in the ascent to greatness

The truth is lost when there is too much contention about it

He whom many fear, has himself many to fear

He threatens many, who does injustice to one

Equanimity is calamity's medicine