Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself.

It is safer to offend certain men than it is to oblige them; for as proof that they owe nothing they seek recourse in hatred.

To govern was to serve, not to rule.

For men in a state of freedom had thatch for their shelter, while slavery dwells beneath marble and gold.

The wise man lives as long as he should, not just as long as he likes.

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.

The declaration of love may come sooner than expected. Take time before you reciprocate as this may simply be a statement of what they expect from you.