Nothing is worth more than this day.

Every man bears something within him that, if it were publicly announced, would excite feelings of aversion.

If thou wouldst hear what seemly is and fit, inquire of noble woman; they can tell, who in life's common usage hold their place by graceful deed and aptly chosen word.

To think is easy. To act is difficult. To act as one thinks is the most difficult.

The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be quite commonplace.

Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues.

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.