What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation?
When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank.
Ignorance of impending evil is far better than a knowledge of its approach.
It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor.
A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.
Orators are most vehement when they have the weakest cause, as men get on horseback when they cannot walk.