A person's worth is measured by the worth of what he values.

Blot out vain pomp; check impulse; quench appetite; keep reason under its own control.

Man is born for deeds of kindness.

The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.

Let thy chief fort and place of defense be a mind free from passions. A stronger place and better fortified than this, hath no man.

The true joy of humankind is in doing that which is most proper to our nature; and the first property of people is to be kindly affected towards them that are of one kind with ourselves.

Time is like a river made up of the events which happen, and a violent stream; for as soon as a thing has been seen, it is carried away, and another comes in its place, and this will be carried away too.