It is the act of a bad man to deceive by falsehood.

In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

Care should be taken that the punishment does not exceed the guilt; and also that some men do not suffer for offenses for which others are not even indicted.

Long life is denied us; therefore let us do something to show that we have lived.

Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?

We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is the more he is inspired by glory. The very philosophers themselves, even in those books which they write in contempt of glory, inscribe their names.

The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to admit that there is some excellent and eternal Being, who deserves the respect and homage of men