Virtue alone is for real; all else is sham. Talent and greatness depend on virtue, not on fortune. Only virtue is sufficient unto herself. She makes us love the living and remember the dead.
Original text (Spanish)
Original text (Spanish)
The one rule for pleasing: whet the appetite, keep people hungry.
If you cannot make knowledge your servant, make it your friend.
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