“Though we take from a covetous man all his treasure, he has yet one jewel left; you cannot bereave him of his covetousness.” MenLeftTreasureJewelsBereavementCovetousness Book:The first four books of Milton's Paradise lost; with notes, by C.W. Connon Source: The first four books of Milton's Paradise lost; with notes, by C.W. Connon
“Antiphon, as another man gets pleasure from a good horse, or a dog, or a bird, I get even more pleasure from good friends. And if I have something good, I teach it to them, and I introduce them to others who will be useful to them with respect to virtue. And together with my friends I go through the treasures of wise men of old which they left behind written in books, and we peruse them. If we see something good, we pick it out and hold it to be a great profit, if we are able to prove useful to one another.” IfsMenBookWisdomAbleTogetherLeftPleasureBehindsTeachVirtueWiseWrittenDogProveBirdPicksMy FriendsHorseProfitTreasureIntroducingGood FriendLeft BehindAnother ManGood Horse Author:Socrates
“Golden volumes! richest treasures, Objects of delicious pleasures! You my eyes rejoicing please, You my hand in rapture seize! Brilliant wits and musing sages, Lights who beam'd through many ages! Left to your conscious leaves their story, And dared to trust you with their glory; And now their hope of fame achiev'd, Dear volumes! you have not deceived!” BookStoriesHandsLightEyeAgeLeftPleasureObjectsPleaseFameGloryConsciousDearBrilliantWitTreasureGoldenRejoiceVolumeSageDeliciousDeceivedBeamRaptureMusings Author:Isaac D'Israeli