The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true by the philosopher as equally false and by the magistrate as equally useful.

Edward Gibbon
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  1. ... but I must reluctantly observe that two causes, the abbreviation of time, and the failure of hope, will always tinge with a browner shade the evening of life.

  2. Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.

  3. Every person has two educations, one which he receives from others, and one, more important, which he gives to himself.

  4. Books are those faithful mirrors that reflect to our mind the minds of sages and heroes.

  5. War, in its fairest form, implies a perpetual violation of humanity and justice.

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