The origin of all mankind was the same; it is only a clear and good conscience that makes a man noble, for that is derived from heaven itself.

One must steer, not talk.

Light is that grief which counsel can allay.

Crime requires further crime to conceal it.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all. It sets the slave at liberty, carries the banished man home, and places all mortals on the same level, insomuch that life itself were a punishment without it.

Let us bear with magnanimity whatever it is needful for us to bear.

Indolence is stagnation; employment is life.