He merits praise who does what he ought to do, not what he is allowed to do.
classical · roman-rhetoric
Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero · 106–43 BC
Orator of the dying Republic. Duty over license, and the old Roman sense that what is permitted is not therefore praiseworthy.
The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law.
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.