Being conscious of having done a wicked action leaves stings of remorse behind it, which, like an ulcer in the flesh, makes the mind smart with perpetual wounds; for reason, which chases away all other pains, creates repentance, shames the soul with confusion, and punishes it with torment.

Time is the wisest of all counselors.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

Were it only to learn benevolence to humankind, we should be merciful to other creatures.

We rich men count our felicity and happiness to lie in these superfluities, and not in those necessary things.

It is easy to utter what has been kept silent, but impossible to recall what has been uttered.

When the candles are out all women are fair.