He Who Shuns The Millstone, Shuns The

Nothing Is So Foolish, They Say, As For A Man To Stand For Office And Woo The Crowd To Win Its Vote, Buy Its Support With Presents, Court The Applause Of All Those Fools And Feel Self-satisfied When They Cry Their Approval, And Then In His Hour Of Triumph To Be Carried Round Like An Effigy For The Public To Stare At, And End Up Cast In Bronze To Stand In The Market Place.

[n]o Party Is Any Fun Unless Seasoned With Folly.

What Is Popularly Called Fame Is Nothing But An Empty Name And A Legacy From Paganism.

You Must Acquire The Best Knowledge First, And Without Delay; It Is The Height Of Madness To Learn What You Will Later Have To Unlearn.

Love That Has Nothing But Beauty To Keep It In Good Health Is Short-lived.