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"True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long."
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"The Herbs ought to be distilled when they are in their greatest vigor, and so ought the Flowers also."
"It is with flowers as with moral qualities; the bright are sometimes poisonous; but, I believe, never the sweet."
"True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long."
"For myself I hold no preferences among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. Bricks to all greenhouses! Black thumb and cutworm to the potted plant!"
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"When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank."
"Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defense can be just."
"Old age especially an honoured old age has so great authority that this is of more value than all the pleasures of youth."
"Everyone has the obligation to ponder well his own specific traits of character. He must also regulate them adequately and not wonder whether someone else's traits might suit him better. The more definitely his own a man's character is, the better it fits him."
"What greater or better gift can we offer the republic than to teach and instruct our youth?"
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