To be content with what we possess is the greatest and most secure of riches.

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad intentions of men.

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become richer through damages and injuries suffered by another.

If wisdom be attainable, let us not only win but enjoy it.

When trying a case [the famous judge] L. Cassius never failed to inquire "Who gained by it?" Man's character is such that no one undertakes crimes without hope of gain.

There is no being of any race who, if he finds the proper guide, cannot attain to virtue.

Let us drink for the replenishment of our strength, not for our sorrow