In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

They who dare to ask anything of a friend, by their very request seem to imply that they would do anything for the sake of that friend.

You will be as much value to others as you have been to yourself.

There is no more sure tie between friends than when they are united in their objects and wishes.

The master sometimes serves, and the servant sometimes is master.

Even the ablest pilots are willing to receive advice from passengers in tempestuous weather.

As a philosopher, I have a right to ask for a rational explanation of religious faith.