The souls ability to nourish itself lies in the heart.

The purpose of art is to represent the meaning of things. This represents the true reality, not external aspects.

A common danger unites even the bitterest enemies.

The misanthrope, as an essentially solitary man, is not a man at all: he must be a beast or a god.

Rising before daylight is also to be commended; it is a healthy habit, and gives more time for the management of the household as well as for liberal studies.

The beginning, as the proverb says, is half the whole.

Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind.