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November 14, 2025

He preferred to be rather than to seem good.

Sallust (86–35 BC), Roman historian and politician, Bellum Catilinae, 54.6, of Cato the Younger

Is this true of yourself? Or is appearance what matters to you?

Best of all is to seem to others to be as good as you prefer to be and in fact are.

March 17, 2025

1 year ago

I want to see Ireland as an example to men and women everywhere of what can be achieved by living for ideals rather than fighting for them

August 10, 2025

12 months ago

A committee is organic rather than mechanical in its nature: it is not a structure but a plant.

August 28, 2025

11 months ago

Acquire a good reputation, then go to sleep.

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