It is wise to be silent when occasion requires, and better than to speak, though never so well.

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.

As soft wax is apt to take the stamp of the seal, so are the minds of young children to receive the instruction imprinted on them.

He (Cato) never gave his opinion in the Senate upon any other point whatever, without adding these words, "And, in my opinion Carthage should be destroyed." ["Delenda est Carthago."]

To the Greeks, the supreme function of music was to "praise the gods and educate the youth". In Egypt... Initiatory music was heard only in Temple rites because it carried the vibratory rhythms of other worlds and of a life beyond the mortal.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

Distressed valor challenges great respect, even from an enemy.