There are a few men whom slavery holds fast, but there are many more who hold fast to slavery.
Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.
If you don't know what port you are sailing to, no wind is favourable.
The state of that man's mind who feels too intense an interest as to future events, must be most deplorable.
As long as we are among humans, let us be humane.
True praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong.