Collection of phrases and quotes about values.
A friend asked me why we don't build cathedrals like the famous Gothic ones nowadays, and I said to him: 'The men of those times had convictions; we moderns have nothing but opinions, and to raise a Gothic cathedral, something more than an opinion is needed'.
Seize the day (seize the present day). Words that remind us that life is short and we must hurry to enjoy it.
Think that every day could be the last.
Every day is a little life.
Virtue is the midpoint between two opposite vices.
The surest sign of wisdom is constant serenity.
The clearest proof of wisdom is continuous joy.
True freedom consists of absolute self-mastery.
Trust in the goodness of others is no small testimony to one's own goodness.
A hundred times a day we mock our own faults by criticizing them in others.
Knowing much gives occasion to doubt more.
In reality, to live as a man means to choose a target - honor, glory, wealth, culture - and aim for it with all of one's conduct, for not ordering life towards a purpose is a sign of great foolishness.