The soul in sleep gives proof of its divine nature.

Who does not know that the first law of historical writing is the truth.

The contemplation of celestial things will make a man both speak and think more sublimely and magnificently when he descends to human affairs.

Of all the rewards of virtue, . . . the most splendid is fame, for it is fame alone that can offer us the memory of posterity.

The man who commands efficiently must have obeyed others in the past, and the man who obeys dutifully is worthy of someday being a commander.

A man would have no pleasures in discovering all the beauties of the universe, even in heaven itself, unless he had a partner to whom he might communicate his joys.

Before beginning, prepare carefully.