Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation.

Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed.

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.

We must take care to live not merely a long life, but a full one; for living a long life requires only good fortune, but living a full life requires character. Long is the life that is fully lived; it is fulfilled only when the mind supplies its own good qualities and empowers itself from within.

Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of wickedness.

Nature does not bestow virtue; to be good is an art.

The fates lead the willing, and drag the unwilling.