No attempt of curing the body should be made without curing the soul

Not one of them who took up in his youth with this opinion that there are no gods ever continued until old age faithful to his conviction.

The penalty that good men pay for not being interested in politics is to be governed by men worse than themselves.

As the government is, such will be the man.

Between knowledge of what really exists and ignorance of what does not exist lies the domain of opinion. It is more obscure than knowledge, but clearer than ignorance.

Because it is correct to make a priority of young people, taking care that they turn out as well as possible.

Nothing is more unworthy of a wise man, or ought to trouble him more, than to have allowed more time for trifling, and useless things, than they deserve.