Consider first the nature of the business in hand; then examine thy own nature, whether thou hast strength to undertake it.

What is learned without pleasure is forgotten without remorse.

Truth is a thing immortal and perpetual, and it gives to us a beauty that fades not away in time, nor does it take away the freedom of speech which proceeds from justice; but it gives to us the knowledge of what is just and lawful, separating from them the unjust and refuting them.

Silence is safer than speech.

Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.

Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.

If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.