Boasting, Like Gilded Armour, Is Very Different

The Art Of Being A Slave Is To Rule One's Master.

As A Matter Of Self-preservation, A Man Needs Good Friends Or Ardent Enemies, For The Former Instruct Him And The Latter Take Him To Task.

He Once Begged Alms Of A Statue, And, When Asked Why He Did So, Replied, "to Get Practice In Being Refused."

When I Look Upon Seamen, Men Of Science And Philosophers, Man Is The Wisest Of All Beings; When I Look Upon Priests And Prophets Nothing Is As Contemptible As Man.

Self-taught Poverty Is A Help Toward Philosophy, For The Things Which Philosophy Attempts To Teach By Reasoning, Poverty Forces Us To Practice.