Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.
He who is of a calm and happy nature, will hardly feel the pressure of age
Most people affirm pleasure to be the good, but the finer sort of wits say it is knowledge.
For the introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperiling the whole state; since styles of music are never disturbed without affecting the most important political institutions.
Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.
A good decision is based on knowledge, and not on numbers.