It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of greatness to steal a crown. The blame diminishes as the guilt increases.

Chains of iron or of silk-both are chains.

Satisfied if they themselves can escape from the hard labour of thought, they willingly abandon to others the guardianship of their thoughts.

Stern is the visage of necessity.

It would be necessary that they should be already sages to love wisdom...

It is well for a man when he has learned to endure what he cannot change, and to give up with dignity what he cannot retain.

False fancy brings real misery.