There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals.

There is nothing more despicable than an old man who has no other proof than his age to offer of his having lived long in the world.

Some there are that torment themselves afresh with the memory of what is past; others, again, afflict themselves with the apprehension of evils to come; and very ridiculously both - for the one does not now concern us, and the other not yet ... One should count each day as a separate life.

You should keep on learning as long as there is something you do not know.

To preserve the life of citizens, is the greatest virtue in the father of his country.

Golden roofs break men's rest.

To live is not a blessing, but to live well.