To punish a man because we infer from the nature of some doctrine which he holds, or from the conduct of other persons who hold the same doctrines with him, that he will commit a crime, is persecution, and is, in every case, foolish and wicked.
Thomas B. Macaulay
The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.
man character real measure found
A man possessed of splendid talents, which he often abused, and of a sound judgment, the admonitions of which he often neglected; a man who succeeded only in an inferior department of his art, but who in that department succeeded pre-eminently.
talent sound man art
crime persecution man nature
To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late. And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his gods?
man death
Those who compare the age in which their lot has fallen with a golden age which exists only in imagination, may talk of degeneracy and decay; but no man who is correctly informed as to the past, will be disposed to take a morose or desponding view of the present.
imagination man age
And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods?
man
To sum up the whole, we should say that the aim of the Platonic philosophy was to exalt man into a god.
philosophy man
Temple was a man of the world amongst men of letters, a man of letters amongst men of the world.
man men
I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of books than a king who did not love reading.
reading man
Then none was for a party, Then all were for the State; Then the rich man helped the poor, And the poor man loved the great; Then lands were fairly portioned, Then spoils were fairly sold; The Romans were like brothers In the brave days of old.
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