There is no book so bad that it is not profitable in some part. -Nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit

They enhance the value of their favors by the words with which they are accompanied.

It is difficult to retain what you may have learned unless you should practice it. -Difficile est tenere quae acceperis nisi exerceas

Perhaps you will ask whether I can raise these three millions without difficulty. Well, nearly all my capital is invested in land, but I have some money out at interest and I can borrow without any trouble.

Literature is both my joy and my comfort: it can add to every happiness and there is no sorrow it cannot console.

Glory ought to be the consequence, not the motive of our actions.

There were some so afraid of death that they prayed for death.