Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.

God alone is entirely exempt from all want of human virtues, that which needs least is the most absolute and divine.

It is the usual consolation of the envious, if they cannot maintain their superiority, to represent those by whom they are surpassed as inferior to some one else.

Being conscious of having done a wicked action leaves stings of remorse behind it, which, like an ulcer in the flesh, makes the mind smart with perpetual wounds; for reason, which chases away all other pains, creates repentance, shames the soul with confusion, and punishes it with torment.

Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.

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

Talkativeness has another plague attached to it, even curiosity; for praters wish to hear much that they may have much to say.