Will and intellect are one and the same thing.

He who has a true idea, knows at that same time that he has a true idea, nor can he doubt concerning the truth of the thing.

Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear. [They are the two sides of a coin, so learning how to manage fear through learning, understanding, rationality, controlled imagination, preparation, mental focus (including distraction) and a gratitude attitude is very helpful.]

To give aid to every poor man is far beyond the reach and power of every man. Care of the poor is incumbent on society as a whole.

Things which are accidentally the causes either of hope or fear are called good or evil omens.

The proper study of a wise man is not how to die but how to live.

Better that right counsels be known to enemies than that the evil secrets of tyrants should be concealed from the citizens. They who can treat secretly of the affairs of a nation have it absolutely under their authority; and as they plot against the enemy in time of war, so do they against the citizens in time of peace.