Amongst all other vices there is none I hate more than cruelty, both by nature and judgment, as the extremest of all vices.

Our truth of nowadays is not what is, but what others can be convinced of; just as we call "money" not only that which is legal, but also any counterfeit that will pass.

The worth of the mind consisteth not in going high, but in marching orderly.

Socrates, who was a perfect model in all great qualities, ... hit on a body and face so ugly and so incongruous with the beauty of his soul, he who was so madly in love with beauty.

All other knowledge is hurtful to him who has not honesty and good-nature

Whether the events in our life are good or bad, greatly depends on the way we perceive them.

Order a purge for your brain, it will there be much better employed than upon your stomach.