Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind.

History is truely the witness of times past, the light of truth, the life of memory, the teacher of life, the messenger of antiquity.

Nature has lent us life at interest, like money, and has fixed no day for its payment.

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.

Like associates with like.

The wise man knows nothing if he cannot benefit from his wisdom. Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but also to be utilized.

A man has no enemy worse than himself.