“The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.”
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I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old people remember what interests them: the dates fixed for their lawsuits, and the names of their debtors and creditors.
The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what the other lacks and trying to benefit the other, always using friendly and sincere words.
If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started.
In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power.
