It is often better not to see an insult than to avenge it.

He has committed the crime who profits by it.

The primary sign of a well-ordered mind is a man's ability to remain in one place and linger in his own company

Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.

Just as so many rivers, so many showers of rain from above, so many medicinal springs do not alter the taste of the sea, so the pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man. For it maintains its balance, and over all that happens it throws its own complexion, because it is more powerful than external circumstances.

We pardon familiar vices.

Nothing is so contemptible as the sentiments of the mob.