We easily enough confess in others an advantage of courage, strength, experience, activity, and beauty; but an advantage in judgment we yield to none.

It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity.

Among the liberal arts, let us begin with the art that liberates us.

The most regular and most perfect soul in the world has but too much to do to keep itself upright from being overthrown by its own weakness.

Decency, not to dare to do that in public which it is decent enough to do in private.

The thing I fear most is fear.

Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.