It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness.

Dum Spiro, spero- As long as I breathe, I hope.

The beginnings of all things are small.

There is no one who can give you wiser advice than you can give yourself: you will never make a slip, if you listen to your own heart.

Death approaches, which is always impending like the stone over Tantalus: then comes superstition with which he who is imbued can never have peace of mind.

The searching-out and thorough investigation of truth ought to be the primary study of man.

Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.