The good man, though a slave, is free; the wicked, though he reigns, is a slave, and not the slave of a single man, but- what is worse - the slave of as many masters as he has vices.

Because I do it with one small ship, I am called a terrorist. You do it with a whole fleet and are called an emperor.

Men go forth to wonder at the height of mountains, the huge waves of the sea, the broad flow of the ocean, the course of the stars-and forget to wonder at themselves. Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself.

In all your movements, let nothing be evident that would offend the eyes of another.

Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.

Beauty is the brilliance of truth.

The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.