There is no mortal whom pain and disease do not reach.

Poor is the nation that has no heroes, but poorer still is the nation that having heroes, fails to remember and honor them.

The aim of justice is to give everyone his due.

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.

What is morally wrong can never be advantageous, even when it enables you to make some gain that you believe to be to your advantage. The mere act of believing that some wrongful course of action constitutes an advantage is pernicious.

A home without books is a body without soul.

Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.