Sometimes small incidents, rather than glorious exploits, give us the best evidence of character. So, as portrait painters are more exact in doing the face, where the character is revealed, than the rest of the body, I must be allowed to give my more particular attention to the marks of the souls of men.

...To the Dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage

When malice is joined to envy, there is given forth poisonous and feculent matter, as ink from the cuttle-fish.

Both Empedocles and Heraclitus held it for a truth that man could not be altogether cleared from injustice in dealing with beasts as he now does.

Those are greedy of praise prove that they are poor in merit.

Come back with your shield - or on it

No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.