We all are imbued with the love of praise.

In ancient times music was the foundation of all the sciences. Education was begun with music with the persuasion that nothing could be expected of a man who was ignorant of music.

Orators are most vehement when they have the weakest cause, as men get on horseback when they cannot walk.

No one is so old that he does not think he could live another year.

Superstition is an unreasoning fear of God.

Men, in whatever anxiety they may be, if they are men, sometimes indulge in relaxation.

The beauty of the world and the orderly arrangement of everything celestial makes us confess that there is an excellent and eternal nature, which ought to be worshiped and admired by all mankind.