Most happy is he who is entirely self-reliant, and who centers all his requirements in himself alone.

Every evil in the bud is easily crushed: as it grows older, it becomes stronger.

In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving health to men.

Learning maketh young men temperate, is the comfort of old age, standing for wealth with poverty, and serving as an ornament to riches.

It is necessary for a Senator to be thoroughly acquainted with the constitution; and this is a knowledge of the most extensive nature; a matter of science, of diligence, of reflection, without which no Senator can possibly be fit for his office.

What we call pleasure, and rightly so is the absence of all pain.

They condemn what they do not understand.