Cats too, with what silent stealthiness, with what light steps do they creep up to a bird!

Man naturally yearns for novelty.

A god cannot procure death for himself, even if he wished it, which, so numerous are the evils of life, has been granted to man as our chief good.

Lust is an enemy to the purse, a foe to the person, a canker to the mind, a corrosive to the conscience, a weakness of the wit, a besotter of the senses, and finally, a mortal bane to all the body.

Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.

The most valuable discoveries have found their origin in the most trivial accidents.

In the literary as well as military world, most powerful abilities will often be found concealed under a rustic garb.