Motives are causes experienced from within.

Animals hear about death for the first time when they die.

Human life must be some form of mistake.

As a general rule, the longer a man's fame is likely to last, the later it will be in coming; for all excellent products require time for their development.

If a person is stupid, we excuse him by saying that he cannot help it; but if we attempted to excuse in precisely the same way the person who is bad, we should be laughed at.

To free a man from error is to give, not to take away. Knowledge that a thing is false is a truth. Error always does harm; sooner or later it will bring mischief to the man who harbors it.

A happy life is impos­si­ble; the best that a man can attain is a heroic life.