Friendship is given us by nature, not to favor vice, but to aid virtue.

Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.

We should be careful that our benevolence does not exceed our means.

I follow nature as the surest guide, and resign myself with implicit obedience to her sacred ordinances.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

Sed nescio quo modo nihil tam absurde dici potest quod non dicatur ab aliquo philosphorum. (There is nothing so absurd but some philosopher has said it.)

Judge not by the number, but by the weight.