Silence is an answer to a wise man.
When a man's struggle begins within oneself, the man is worth something.
Real excellence, indeed, is most recognized when most openly looked into.
The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune.
I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
Justice makes the life of such as are in prosperity, power and authority the life of a god, and injustice turns it to that of a beast.