Who does not more admire Cicero as an author than as a consul of Rome?

A great large book is a great evil.

A man whose extraordinary reputation thus lifts him up to the notice and observation of mankind, draws a multitude of eyes upon him, that will narrowly inspect every part of him.

Music is the only sensual gratification which mankind may indulge in to excess without injury to their moral or religious feelings.

One of the most important but one of the most difficult things for a powerful mind is to be its own master.

Talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.

There is not a more pleasante exercise of the mind than gratitude.