When the wise man opens his mouth, the beauties of his soul present themselves to the view, like the statues in a temple.

It is difficult to walk at one and the same time many paths of life.

Government exists only for the good of the governed.

No man is free who cannot control himself.

Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.

Time is the soul of this world.

So in life, some enter the services of fame and others money, but the best choice is that of those few who spend their time in the contemplation of nature, and as lovers of wisdom.