To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.
The Essence of Knowledge is, having it, to use it.
To be fond of learning is near to wisdom.
We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living
That a man lives is because he is straight. That a man who dupes others survives is because he has been fortunate enough to be spared.
The tongue must be heavy indeed, because so few people can hold it