Any peace is better than any war

And first he will see the shadows best, next the reflections of men and other objects in the water, and then the objects themselves, then he will gaze upon the light of the moon and the stars and the spangled heaven...Last of all he will be able to see the sun.

Lord of Lords, grant us the good whether we pray for it or not, but evil keep from us, even though we pray for it.

Ignorance: the root of all evil.

Nothing in human affairs is worth any great anxiety.

And is there anything more closely connected with wisdom than truth?

Injustice is censured because the censures are afraid of suffering, and not from any fear which they have of doing injustice.