It is impossible for men engaged in low and groveling pursuits to have noble and generous sentiments. A man's thought must always follow his employment.
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
What a man wishes, he will believe.
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
Good fortune is the greatest of blessings, but good counsel comes next, and the lack of it destroys the other also.
What we wish, that we readily believe.