The hero draws inspiration from the virtue of his ancestors.

The present moment is a powerful goddess.

Riches amassed in haste will diminish; but those collected by hand and little by little will multiply.

Whatever Nature undertakes, she can only accomplish it in a sequence. She never makes a leap.

I will be lord over myself.

If you want to get pleasure out of life, you must attach value to the world.

The most damaging prejudice consists of banning any kind of investigation of nature.