Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth.
You may never be less alone than when you are alone.
There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.
The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.
As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man that has something of the youth. He that follows this rule may be old in body, but can never be so in mind.
There are two ways to resolve conflicts, through violence or through negotiation. Violence is for wild beasts, negotiation is for human beings.