If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err, nor do I wish this error which gives me pleasure to be wrested from me while I live.

Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by praise.

How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!

Studies are the food of youth, the delight of old age; the ornament of prosperity, the refuge and comfort of adversity; a delight at home, and no hindrance abroad; they are companions by night, and in travel, and in the country.

A mind without instruction can no more bear fruit than can a field, however fertile, without cultivation.

An intemperate, disorderly youth will bring to old age, a feeble and worn-out body.

Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.