Those who make antitheses by forcing the sense are like men who make false windows for the sake of symmetry. Their rule is not to speak justly, but to make accurate figures.

Jesus Christ came to tell men that they have no enemies but themselves.

It is not permitted to the most equitable of men to be a judge in his own cause.

There are only two kinds of men: the righteous who think they are sinners and the sinners who think they are righteous.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least serves as a rule of life and there is nothing better.

Great and small suffer the same mishaps.