Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.
We are like people looking for something they have in their hands all the time; we're looking in all directions except at the thing we want, which is probably why we haven't found it.
Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.
Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.
God is not the author of all things, but of good only.
And is there anything more closely connected with wisdom than truth?