Lucius Arruntius killed himself, he said, to escape both the future and the past.

Wise men have more to learn of fools than fools of wise men.

Whatever is preached to us, and whatever we learn, we should still remember that it is man that gives, and man that receives; it is a mortal hand that presents it to us, it is a mortal hand that accepts it.

Reason has so many forms that we do not know which to choose-Experiment has no fewer.

Happiness involves working toward meaningful goals.

Wisdom is a solid and entire building, of which every piece keeps its place and bears its mark.

I have never known a greater miracle, or monster, than myself.