Quid quid movetur ab alio movetur"(nothing moves without having been moved).

When you are lonely, when you feel yourself an alien in the world, play Chess. This will raise your spirits and be your counselor in war

We should aim rather at leveling down our desires than leveling up our means.

Goodness is to do good to the deserving and love the good and hate the wicked, and not to be eager to inflict punishment or take vengeance, but to be gracious and kindly and forgiving.

Indeed, we may go further and assert that anyone who does not delight in fine actions is not even a good man.

All men by nature desire knowledge.

The ideal man takes joy in doing favors for others.