The first duty of man is the seeking after and the investigation of truth.

In anger nothing right nor judicious can be done.

Nihil est incertius vulgo, nihil obscurius voluntate hominum, nihil fallacius ratione tota comitiorum. (Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system.)

Constant practice devoted to one subject often outdoes both intelligence and skill. - Assiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit

Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.

Leisure with dignity.

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.