The men who administer public affairs must first of all see that everyone holds onto what is his, and that private men are never deprived of their goods by public men.
The higher our position the more modestly we should behave.
That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.
Whatever you do, do with all your might.
It is as hard for the good to suspect evil, as it is for the bad to suspect good.
Learning is a kind of natural food for the mind.