War should be undertaken in such a way as to show that its only object is peace.

Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.

Hunger is the best sauce.

In all great arts, as in trees, it is the height that charms us; we care nothing for the roots or trunks, yet it could not be without the aid of these.

Nature has circumscribed the field of life within small dimensions, but has left the field of glory unmeasured.

Men of different tastes have different pursuits.

No one dies too soon who has finished the course of perfect virtue.