Soon you will have forgotten the world, and soon the world will have forgotten you.

The honest and good man ought to be exactly like a man who smells strong, so that the bystander as soon as he comes near him must smell whether he choose or not.

Take me and cast me where you will; I shall still be possessor of the divinity within me, serene and content.

Let every action aim solely at the common good.

Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretence.

All things from eternity are of like forms and come round in circle.

Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.