Men of different tastes have different pursuits.

That which is usually called dotage is not the weak point of all old men, but only of such as are distinguished by their levity.

For a courageous man cannot die dishonorably, a man who has attained the consulship cannot die before his time, a philosopher cannot die wretchedly.

You might as well take the sun out of the sky as friendship from life: for the immortal gods have given us nothing better or more delightful.

The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure.

I am of opinion that there is nothing so beautiful but that there is something still more beautiful, of which this is the mere image and expression,--a something which can neither be perceived by the eyes, the ears, nor any of the senses; we comprehend it merely in the imagination.

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge.