Only the dead will know the end of the war.

Moderation, which consists in indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned zeal about things of importance, can proceed from nothing but true knowledge, which has its foundation in self-acquaintance.

Watch a man at play for an hour and you can learn more about him than in talking to him for a year.

Of all the Gods, Love is the best friend of humankind, the helper and healer of all ills that stand in the way of human happiness.

Wealth is well known to be a great comforter.

Friends should have all things in common.

As there are misanthropists or haters of men, so also are there misologists, or haters of ideas.