Nothing is so difficult to believe that oratory cannot make it acceptable, nothing so rough and uncultured as not to gain brilliance and refinement from eloquence.

There is no thing which God cannot accomplish.

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

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

Not only is there an art in knowing a thing, but also a certain art in teaching it.

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.

Philosophy is true mother of the arts [of science].