The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
Authority and place demonstrate and try the tempers of men, by moving every passion and discovering every frailty.
When one is transported by rage, it is best to observe attentively the effects on those who deliver themselves over to the same passion.
Custom is almost a second nature.
He is a fool who leaves things close at hand to follow what is out of reach.
There is no stronger test of a person's character than power and authority, exciting as they do every passion, and discovering every latent vice.