Live with your century; but do not be its creature.

The worst of me is known, and I can say that I am better than the reputation I bear.

Man, one may say, was never in such a completely animal condition; but he has, on the other hand, never escaped from it.

When you are not happy with your life, always think that someone is happy simply because you exist

Modest humility is beauty's crown.

When the gods were more manlike, Men were more godlike.

He cannot complain of a hard sentence, who is made master of his own fate.