When the wise man opens his mouth, the beauties of his soul present themselves to the view, like the statues in a temple.
No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.
Thought is an Idea in transit, which when once released, never can be lured back, nor the spoken word recalled.
The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought.
Time is the soul of this world.
A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.