Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods.

A written discourse on any subject is bound to contain much that is fanciful.

Excellent things are rare.

Of all the things which a man has, next to the gods his soul is the most divine and most truly his own.

When man is not properly trained, he is the most savage animal on the face of the globe.

I do not think it is permitted that a better man be harmed by a worse.

There are some whom the applause of the multitude has deluded into the belief that they are really statesmen.