Silence is an answer to a wise man.
I confess myself the greatest coward in the world, for I dare not do an ill thing.
A good man will take care of his horses and dogs, not only while they are young, but when old and past service.
To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to continue in a state of childhood all our days.
I had rather men should ask why my statue is not set up, than why it is.
The poor go to war, to fight and die for the delights, riches, and superfluities of others.