The greatest joy of a thinking man is to have searched the explored and to quietly revere the unexplored.

No two men see the world exactly alike, and different temperaments will apply in different ways a principle that they both acknowledge.

Mastery passes often for egotism.

A man who cannot command himself will always be a slave.

How can we know ourselves? Never by reflection, but only through action. Begin at once to do your duty and immediately you will know what is inside you.

A judge who cannot punish, in the end associates themselves with the criminal.

Art is long, life is short; judgement difficult, opportunity transient.