A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

So you see, old age is really not so bad. May you come to know the condition!

The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.

Let your desires be ruled by reason.

In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills contracted by the mind more severe than those contracted by the body.

If a man cannot feel the power of God when he looks upon the stars, then I doubt whether he is capable of any feeling at all.

Friendship embraces innumerable ends; turn where you will it is ever at your side; no barrier shuts it out; it is never untimely and never in the way.