I shall leave the world without regret, for it hardly contains a single good listener.

Since the princes take the Earth for their own, it's fair that the philosophers reserve the sky for themselves and rule there, but they should never permit the entry of others.

It is beauty that begins to please, and tenderness that completes the cbarm.

The judgment may be compared to a clock or watch, where the most ordinary machine is sufficient to tell the hours; but the most elaborate alone can point out the minutes and seconds, and distinguish the smallest differences of time.

I hate war, for it spoils conversation.

Hardly anyone knows how much is gained by ignoring the future.

It is high time for me to depart, for at my age I now begin to see things as they really are.