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.

The entire world would perish, if pity were not to limit anger.

We often want one thing and pray for another, not telling the truth even to the gods.

The true felicity of life is to be free from anxieties and pertubations; to understand and do our duties to God and man, and to enjoy the present without any serious dependence on the future.

It is the property of a great and good mind to covet, not the fruit of good deeds, but good deeds themselves, and to seek for a good man even after having met with bad men.

To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.

Resistance to oppression is second nature.