“If opinion hath lighted the lamp of thy name, endeavor to encourage it with thy own oil, lest it go out and stink; the chronical disease of Popularity is shame; if thou be once up, beware; from fame to infamy is a beaten road.” IfsNamesOpinionFameDiseaseShameOilEndeavorPopularityBeatenLampsStinkInfamy Author:Francis Quarles
“Instructed by history and reflection, Julian was persuaded that, if the diseases of the body may sometimes be cured by salutary violence, neither steel nor fire can eradicate the erroneous opinions of the mind.” IfsMindMaySometimesBodyOpinionHistoryFireViolenceDiseaseReflectionSteelRoman Empire Book:Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Source: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire