The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.

What is impossible by the nature of things is not confirmed by any law.

Thus in the beginning the world was so made that certain signs come before certain events.

The life of the dead is placed on the memories of the living. The love you gave in life keeps people alive beyond their time. Anyone who was given love will always live on in another's heart.

A happy life consists in tranquility of mind.

The men who administer public affairs must first of all see that everyone holds onto what is his, and that private men are never deprived of their goods by public men.