No one sees what is before his feet: they scan the tracks of heaven.

An innocent man, if accused, can be acquitted; a guilty man, unless accused, cannot be condemned. It is, however, more advantageous to absolve an innocent than not to prosecute a guilty man.

Poor is the nation that has no heroes, but poorer still is the nation that having heroes, fails to remember and honor them.

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

It is as hard for the good to suspect evil, as it is for the bad to suspect good.

Saving the virtues includes all other advantages

Men, in whatever anxiety they may be, if they are men, sometimes indulge in relaxation.