Your silence gives consent.
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition, youth and age are equally a burden.
Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.
I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than every other earthly conflict.