Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
I have friends whose society is delightful to me; they are persons of all countries and of all ages; distinguished in war, in council, and in letters; easy to live with, always at my command.
For though I am a body of this earth, my firm desire is born from the stars.
When the poet died his cat was put to death and mummified.
All pleasure in the world is a passing dream.