The man who commands efficiently must have obeyed others in the past, and the man who obeys dutifully is worthy of someday being a commander.

There is, I know not how, a certain presage, as it were, of a future existence; and this takes the deepest root, and is most discoverable, in the greatest geniuses and most exalted souls.

All soils are not fertile.

It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent.

Friendship is given us by nature, not to favor vice, but to aid virtue.

There is nothing proper about what you are doing, soldier, but do try to kill me properly.

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