The spirit is the true self.

Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the offence.

The administration of government, like a guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those who confer, not of those who receive the trust.

Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to continue always a child.

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

If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if you pursue evil with pleasure, the pleasure passes away and the evil remains.

Life is nothing without friendship.