Those things which make the infernal regions terrible, the darkness, the prison, the river of flaming fire, the judgment seat, are all a fable, with which the poets amuse themselves, and by them agitate us with vain terrors.

Tis not the belly's hunger that costs so much, but its pride

It is impossible to imagine anything which better becomes a ruler than mercy.

We learn not in the school, but in life.

Life without the courage for death is slavery.

But when you are looking on anyone as a friend when you do not trust him as you trust yourself, you are making a grave mistake, and have failed to grasp sufficiently the full force of true friendship.

It is pleasant at times to play the madman.