Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.

Eyes will not see when the heart wishes them to be blind.

The book-keeping of benefits is simple: it is all expenditure; if any one returns it, that is clear gain; if he does not return it, it is not lost, I gave it for the sake of giving.

It is pleasant at times to play the madman.

If you judge, investigate.

Solitude and company may be allowed to take their turns: the one creates in us the love of mankind, the other that of ourselves; solitude relieves us when we are sick of company, and conversation when we are weary of being alone, so that the one cures the other. There is no man so miserable as he that is at a loss how to use his time

Men practice war; beasts do not.