We all know our duty better than we discharge it.

Time is at once the most valuable and the most perishable of all our possessions.

Life is not so important as the duties of life.

Never were abilities so much below mediocrity so well rewarded; no, not when Caligula's horse was made Consul

Never were abilities so much below mediocrity so well rewarded; no, not when Caligulas horse was made Consul.

That most delicious of all privilegesspending other peoples money.