Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.

Oh, how great is the power of truth! which of its own power can easily defend itself against all the ingenuity and cunning and wisdom of men, and against the treacherous plots of all the world.

It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent.

Never injure a friend, even in jest.

There is no life without friendship

The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and to give everyone else his due.

Democritus maintains that there can be no great poet without a spite of madness.