The spirit is the true self, not that physical figure which can be pointed out by your finger.

It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent.

Our character is not so much the product of race and heredity as of those circumstances by which nature forms our habits, by which we are nurtured and live.

There is no statement so absurd that no philosopher will make it.

The injuries that befall us unexpectedly are less severe than those which are deliberately anticipated.

Let the punishment be proportionate to the offense.

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity.