It is hard to fight against anger: to master it is the mark of a rational man.

Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.

One great difference between a wise man and a fool is, the former only wishes for what he may possibly obtain; the latter desires impossibilities.

Whatever a poet writes with enthusiasm and a divine inspiration is very fine. Earliest reference to the madness or divine inspiration of poets.

Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.

The whole Earth is at the hand of the wise man, since the fatherland of an elevated soul is the Universe.

If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.