Nobody ever chooses the already unfortunate as objects of his loyal friendship. Lucan More Quotes by Lucan More Quotes From Lucan As far as the stars are from the earth, and as different as fire is from water, so much do self-interest and integrity differ. Lucan starsfireintegrity The gods conceal from men the happiness of death, that they may endure life Lucan sympathymendeath An idle life always produces varied inclinations. Lucan idleinclinationproduce There stands the shadow of a glorious name. Lucan gloriousshadownames As great edifices collapse of their own weight, so Heaven sets a similar limit to the growth of prosperous states. Lucan growthweightheaven A crime which is the crime of many none avenge. Lucan crime The abode of God, too, is wherever is earth and sea and air, and sky and virtue. Why further do we seek the Gods of heaven? Whatever thou dost behold and whatever thou dost touch, that is Jupiter. Lucan airseasky Not a stone but has its history. Lucan stoneshistory Thus each person by his fears gives wings to rumor, and, without any real source of apprehension, men fear what they themselves have imagined. Lucan realfearinspirational The remaining liberty of the world was to be destroyed in the place where it stood. Lucan libertyfreedomworld ...Men fear what they themselves have imagined. Lucan anticipationmen Deep-seated are the wounds of civil brawls. Lucan wounds A show of daring oft conceals great fear. Lucan daringshows The prosperous man does not know whether he is loved. Lucan prosperitydoemen All go free when multitudes offend. Lucan multitudesfreedom Delay is ever fatal to those who are prepared. Lucan prepareddelaysociety How blind men are to Heaven's gifts! Lucan blindmenheaven Make us enemies of every people on earth, but save us from civil war. Lucan warpeopleenemy Some men by ancestry are only the shadow of a mighty name. Lucan shadownamesmen To strictest justice many ills belong, And honesty is often in the wrong. Lucan honestyjustice
