We as often repent the good
we have done as the ill.
(Hazlitt: Characteristics.)
Dr Johnson, «Shame…»
Shame operates most strongly in our earliest years.
(Dr Johnson: Notes upon Shakespeare.)
Mencius, «The path of duty…»
The path of duty lies in what is near,
and man seeks for it in what is remote.
(Mencius.)
Marcus Aurelius, «Even in a palace…»
Even in a palace life may be lived well.
(Marcus Aurelius: Meditations.)
Helvétius, «Envy honours the dead…»
Envy honours the dead
in order to insult the living.
(Helvétius: Notes, maximes et pensées.)
Pope, «Who are next to knaves…»
Who are next to knaves?
Those that converse with them.
(Pope: Thoughts on Various Subjects.)
Rūmī, «Lovely days…»
Lovely days don’t come to you,
you should walk to them.
(Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī.)
Καρούζος, «Μάταιος ο χρόνος…»
Μάταιος ο χρόνος αλλά πέρασμα.
(Νίκος Καρούζος.)
Confucius, «Humility…»
Humility is the solid
foundation of all virtues.
(Confucius.)
Buddha, «Just as a candle…»
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire,
men cannot live without a spiritual life.
(Buddha.)