The common people are but ill judges of a man’s merits; they are slaves to fame, and their eyes are dazzled with the pomp of titles and large retinue. No wonder, then, that they bestow their honors on those who least deserve them. Horace (65 B.C.E. – 8 B.C.E.)
Who then is free? The wise man who can govern himself. Horace (65 B.C.E. – 8 B.C.E.)
Be a philosopher… but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man. David Hume (1711 – 1776)
The heart of man is made to reconcile the most glaring contradictions. David Hume (1711 – 1776)
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Jesus Christ (circa 4 B.C.E. – 30 A.D.)
They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. Jesus Christ (circa 4 B.C.E. – 30 A.D.)
Give them bread and circuses, and they will never revolt. Juvenal (circa 55 – 127 A.D.)
What is a man advantaged if he gain the whole world and lose himself. Jesus Christ (circa 4 B.C.E. – 30 A.D.)
Let not your heart be troubled. Jesus Christ (circa 4 B.C.E. – 30 A.D.)
Physician, heal thyself. Jesus Christ (circa 4 B.C.E. – 30 A.D.)
