Passion is the drunkenness of the mind.

Flints may be melted - we see it daily - but an ungrateful heart cannot be; not by the strongest and noblest flame.

The seven wise men of Greece, so famous for their wisdom all the world over, acquired all that fame, each of them, by a single sentence consisting of two or three words.

Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.

Folly enlarges men's desires while it lessens their capacities.

Society is built upon trust.

Defeat should never be a source of discouragement but rather a fresh stimulus.