Heaven, in the production of things, is sure to be bountiful to them, according to their qualities. Hence the tree that is flourishing, it nourishes, while that which is ready to fall, it overthrows.

The vices come as passengers, visit us as guest and stay as masters.

Let every man consider virtue as what devolves on himself. He may not yield the performance of it even to his teacher.

To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.

To become a leader, you must first become a human being

Please stop waiting for a better and more appropriate time to become happy and focus on the moment you live in. Happiness is not an arrival, it is the journey itself. Many people seek for happiness above the height of human beings, some below. Yet, happiness is exactly at the exact height of human beings.

I have never seen a man as fond of virtue as of women.