Yes great people are always subject to persecution and always getting into straits.

The mind is the eyesight of the soul.

There are evil spirits who suddenly fix their abode in man's unguarded breast, causing us to commit devilish deeds, and then, hurrying back to their native hell, leave behind the stings of remorse in the poisoned bosom.

If you want to study yourself, look into the hearts of other people. If you want to study other people, look into your own heart.

As inclination changes, thus ebbs and flows the unstable tide of public judgment.

Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine.

Friends show me what I can do, foes teach me what I should do.