Until you have loved an animal, part of your soul will have remained dormant.

That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future.

A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance. [The ability to focus on positives and distract your mind from negatives for at least a time is a necessary skill for being happy.]

Silence is the wit of fools.

No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free, no one ever will. Chance is the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.

If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.