Humility is the solid
foundation of all virtues.
(Confucius.)
Κατηγορία: English
Buddha, «Just as a candle…»
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire,
men cannot live without a spiritual life.
(Buddha.)
Kahlil Gibran, «You talk when…»
You talk when you cease to be
at peace with your thoughts.
(Kahlil Gibran: The Prophet.)
Pope, «Next to knaves…»
Who are next to knaves?
Those that converse with them.
(Pope: Thoughts on Various Subjects.)
Montesquieu, «Virtue…»
Virtue itself needs limits.
(Montesquieu: De l’esprit des lois.)
Yisrael Meir Kagan, «Temptation…»
Temptation laughs at the fool
who takes it seriously.
(Yisrael Meir Kagan: The Chofetz Chaim.)
Cicero, «Malice…»
Malice is cunning.
(Cicero: De Natura Deorum.)
Publilius Syrus, «Bad natures…»
Bad natures never lack an instructor.
(Publilius Syrus: Sententiae.)
Publilius Syrus, «Cruelty…»
Cruelty isn’t softened by tears,
it feeds on them.
(Publilius Syrus: Sententiae.)
Tacitus, «It is a sin…»
It is a sin peculiar to man
to hate his victim.
(Tacitus: Agricola.)