Pardon is granted to necessity.

The habit of arguing in support of atheism, whether it be done from conviction or in pretense, is a wicked and impious practice.

It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness.

The most evident difference between man and animals is this: the beast, in as much as it is largely motivated by the senses and with little perception of the past or future, lives only for the present. But man, because he is endowed with reason by which he is able to perceive relationships, sees the causes of things, understands the reciprocal nature of cause and effect, makes analogies, easily surveys the whole course of his life, and makes the necessary preparations for its conduct.

In all great arts, as in trees, it is the height that charms us; we care nothing for the roots or trunks, yet it could not be without the aid of these.

Let flattery, the handmaid of the vices, be far removed .

Dogs wait for us faithfully.