Antisthenes says that in a certain faraway land the cold is so intense that words freeze as soon as they are uttered, and after some time then thaw and become audible, so that words spoken in winter go unheard until the next summer.

He is a fool who leaves things close at hand to follow what is out of reach.

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

It is no flattery to give a friend a due character; for commendation is as much the duty of a friend as reprehension.

Anger turns the mind out of doors and bolts the entrance.

They fought indeed and were slain, but it was to maintain the luxury and the wealth of other men.

Rather I fear on the contrary that while we banish painful thoughts we may banish memory as well.