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. Cicero
The safety of the people shall be the highest law. Cicero
The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself. The Way of Heaven does one good but never does one harm. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete. Lao-Tzu
The same words conceal and declare the thoughts of men. Cato, Dionysius
The scalded cat fears even cold water. Fuller, Thomas
The science which teacheth arts and handicrafts is merely science for the gaining of a living; but the science which teacheth deliverance from worldly existence, is not that the true science? Nagarjuna
The scourge of life, and death’s extreme disgrace, the smoke of hell – that monster called Pain. Sidney, Philip
The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious. Spengler, Oswald
The secret of being a bore is to tell everything. Voltaire
The secret of success is constancy of purpose. Disraeli, Benjamin
The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that you’ve got it made. Giraudoux, Jean
The senses collect the surface facts of matter…It was sensation; when memory came, it was experience; when mind acted, it was knowledge; when mind acted on it as knowledge, it was thought. Emerson, Ralph Waldo