Nothing, it appears to me, is of greater value in a man than the power of judgment; and the man who has it may be compared to a chest filled with books, for he is the son of nature and the father of art.

Why should the eyes be denied what delights them most?

Angry men are blind and foolish, for reason at such time takes flight and, in her absence; wrath plunders all the riches of the intellect, while the judgment remains the prisoner of its own pride.

They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.

Telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.

Nature without exercise is a seed shut up in a pod, and art without practice is nothing.

Even when I'm railed at, I get my quota of renown.