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Continence is a branch of temperance, which prevents the diseases, infamy, remor — Epicurus

Continence is a branch of temperance, which prevents the diseases, infamy, remorse, and punishment, to which those are exposed, who indulge themselves in unlawful amours.

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Δικαιοσύνης καρπὸς μέγιστος ἀταραξία . — Epicurus
Nearly allied to justice are the virtues of beneficence, compassion, gratitude, — Epicurus
Ὁ δίκαιος ἀταρακτότατος , ὁ δ᾽ ἄδικος πλείστης ταραχῆς γέμων. — Epicurus
Sobriety, as opposed to inebriety and gluttony, is of admirable use in teaching — Epicurus
Policy and morals concur in repressing pillage. — Napoleon
Only sterility is noble and dignified. Only killing what never was is elevated a — Fernando Pessoa
Neither I nor anyone else knows what a standard is. We all recognize a dishonora — Anton Chekhov
One can only call that youth healthful which refuses to be reconciled to old way — Anton Chekhov
Business, you know, may bring money, but friendship hardly ever does. — Jane Austen
Le vrai moyen d'être trompé, c'est de se croire plus fin que les autres. — François de La Rochefoucauld
Proposition I. Theorem I: When a projectile is carried in motion compounded from — Galileo Galilei
To the solid ground Of Nature trusts the Mind that builds for aye. — William Wordsworth