Whatever has overstepped its due bounds is always in a state of instability.

Everyone rushes his life on, and suffers from a yearning for the future and a boredom with the present. But that man who devotes every hour to his own needs, who plans every day as if it were his last, neither longs for nor fears tomorrow.

Let us cherish and love old age; for it is full of pleasure, if you know how to use it. The best morsel is reserved for last.

Nothing is so contemptible as the sentiments of the mob.

Abstinence is easier than temperance.

A hungry people listens not to reason, not cares for justice, nor is bent by any prayers.

The fearful face usually betrays great guilt.