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In peace, most people destroy themselves through slothfulness and a sense of security. In war, they would be destroyed by others, were it not for the wisdom and courage of the valiant.

... there is never peace where full liberty is not given, nor never stable peace where more than full liberty is granted.

Let all the world learn to give mortal men no greater power than they are content they shall use, for use it they will

Maps are normally printed so that the north is at the top, but there is really no logical reason why this should be so. Early medieval mapmakers set east to the top in deference to the holy places of the Orient - hence the term orientation and the modern sport of orienteering. The practice of orienting maps to the north was established by Italian and Catalan chartmakers.

Are you a politician asking what your country can fo for you or a zealous one asking what you can do for your country.

Life is determination in youth, strife during manhood, and wisdom in maturity

Byblos was not the mightiest cities, but it was the greatest religious center. The Old Testament was called the Book of Byblos. The head deity of the city was El, the father of all gods. El is the name in the Bible often referred to as Elohim, and in Arabic, it is called Elah.

Truth, like light blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.

... true debauchery is liberating because it creates no obligation.

Woe to you when all men speak well of you

We all want to appeal against something! Each of us insists on being innocent at all costs, even if he has to accuse the whole human race and heaven itself.

No man is a hypocrite in his pleasures

The truth is that every intelligent man, as you know dreams of being a gangster and of ruling society by force alone.

Every man needs slaves as he needs fresh air.

Crime constantly monopolizes the headlines but the criminal appears there only fugitively, to be replaced at once.

... I earned my living by carrying on dialogues with people I scorned.

I sometimes think of what future historians will say of us. A single sentence will suffice for modern man: he fornicated and read the papers.

Anyone who has meditated a good deal on man,by profession or vocation, is led to feel nostalgia for the primates. They at least don't have any ulterior motives.