Nor is it enough to toughen up his soul; you must also toughen up his muscles.

Any time and any place can be used to study: his room, a garden, is table, his bed; when alone or in company; morning and evening. His chief study will be Philosophy, that Former of good judgement and character who is privileged to be concerned with everything.

Some men seem remarkable to the world in whom neither their wives nor their valets saw anything extraordinary. Few men have been admired by their servants.

I would rather be old for a shorter time than be old before my time.

The honor of the conquest is rated by the difficulty.

It is equally pointless to weep because we won't be alive a hundred years from now as that we were not here a hundred years ago.

No pleasure is fully delightful without communications, and no delight absolute except imparted.