Not only is there an art in knowing a thing, but also a certain art in teaching it.
We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is the more he is inspired by glory. The very philosophers themselves, even in those books which they write in contempt of glory, inscribe their names.
Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?
Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.
Let reason govern desire.
To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.