Is any man free except the one who can pass his life as he pleases?

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• Persius:

  And don't consult anyone's opinions but your own.

• Persius:

  We consume our tomorrows fretting about our yesterdays.

• Persius:

  Each man has his own desires; all do not possess the same inclinations.

• Persius:

  Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fools reform, and mortal men lay hold on heaven.

• Pietro Aretino:

  I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself.

• Pietro Aretino:

  I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than

• Pietro Aretino:

  A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur

• Pietro Aretino:

  I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, non

• Pietro Aretino:

  If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them.

• Pietro Aretino:

  Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick