Exile is terrible to those who have, as it were, a circumscribed habitation; but not to those who look upon the whole globe but as one city.

Our span of life is brief, but is long enough for us to live well and honestly.

We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and men are members.

Never can custom conquer nature, for she is ever unconquered.

Every man should bear his own grievances rather than detract from the comforts of another.

The first bond of society is marriage.

Certain signs are the forerunners of certain events.