Fire tries gold, misery tries brave men.

That is never too often repeated, which is never sufficiently learned.

You must linger among a limited number of master-thinkers, and digest their works, if you would derive ideas which shall win firm hold in your mind.

That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.

Concealed anger is to be feared; but hatred openly manifested destroys its chance of revenge.

Auditur et altera pars. (The other side shall be heard as well.)

Crime requires further crime to conceal it.