The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
A good man will take care of his horses and dogs, not only while they are young, but when old and past service.
Nothing can produce so great a serenity of life as a mind free from guilt and kept untainted, not only from actions, but purposes that are wicked. By this means the soul will be not only unpolluted but also undisturbed. The fountain will run clear and unsullied.
The human heart becomes softened by hearing of instances of gentleness and consideration.
Alexander esteemed it more kingly to govern himself than to conquer his enemies.
What most of all enables a man to serve the public is not wealth, but content and independence; which, requiring no superfluity at home, distracts not the mind from the common good.