If we desire to judge justly, we must persuade ourselves that none of us is without sin.

Ignorance is the cause of fear.

The primary sign of a well-ordered mind is a man's ability to remain in one place and linger in his own company

No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself.

The most imperious masters over their own servants are at the same time the most abject slaves to the servants of others.

We are more wicked together than separately. If you are forced to be in a crowd, then most of all you should withdraw into yourself.

There is no benefit so large that malignity will not lessen it; none so narrow that a good interpretation will not enlarge it.