I love him who maketh his virtue his inclination and destiny: thus, for the sake of his virtue, he is willing to live on, or live no more.

Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?

Strideth over all mountains, and laugheth at all tragedies

The one conclusive argument that has at all times discouraged people from drinking a poison is not that it kills but rather that it tastes bad.

The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously.

You say that I should be your teacher! See to it that I am your pinion and not your brake.

Whether in conversation we generally agree or disagree with others is largely a matter of habit: the one tendency makes as much sense as the other.