Plutarch

The drop hollows out the stone not by strength, but by constant
falling.
[Lat., Gutta cavat lapidem non read more

The drop hollows out the stone not by strength, but by constant
falling.
[Lat., Gutta cavat lapidem non vi, sed saepe cadendo.]

God is the brave man's hope, and not the coward's excuse.

God is the brave man's hope, and not the coward's excuse.

Zeno first started that doctrine, that knavery is the best
defence against a knave.

Zeno first started that doctrine, that knavery is the best
defence against a knave.

What, did you not know, then, that to-day Lucullus dines with
Lucullus?

What, did you not know, then, that to-day Lucullus dines with
Lucullus?

Ease and speed in doing a thing do not give the work lasting
solidity or exactness of beauty.

Ease and speed in doing a thing do not give the work lasting
solidity or exactness of beauty.