Alexander esteemed it more kingly to govern himself than to conquer his enemies.

Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.

As bees extract honey from thyme, the strongest and driest of herbs, so sensible men often get advantage and profit from the most awkward circumstances.

When Demosthenes was asked what were the three most important aspects of oratory, he answered, 'Action, Action, Action.'

The soul of man... is a portion or a copy of the soul of the Universe and is joined together on principles and in proportions corresponding to those which govern the Universe.

Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.

Nothing is harder to direct than a man in prosperity; nothing more easily managed that one is adversity.