The searching-out and thorough investigation of truth ought to be the primary study of man.
Silent enim leges inter arma (Laws are silent in times of war).
Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity.
If the truth were self-evident, eloquence would be unnecessary.
Neither can embellishments of language be found without arrangement and expression of thoughts, nor can thoughts be made to shine without the light of language.
What fervent love of herself would Virtue excite if she could be seen!