No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
Lying is a most disgraceful vice; it first despises God, and then fears men.
Instead of using medicine, better fast today.
Medicine to produce health must examine disease; and music, to create harmony must investigate discord.
Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.
All men whilst they are awake are in one common world: but each of them, when he is asleep, is in a world of his own.