The shortest way to arrive at glory would be to do that for conscience which we do for glory.

Fie on the eloquence that leaves us craving itself, not things!

There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom.

An honest man is not accountable for the vice and folly of his trade, and therefore ought not to refuse the exercise of it. It is the custom of his country, and there is profit in it. We must live by the world, and such as we find it, so make use of it.

There were many terrible things in my life and most of them never happened.

When a Roman was returning from a trip, he used to send someone ahead to let his wife know, so as not to surprise her in the act.

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.