We should conduct ourselves not as if we ought to live for the body, but as if we could not live without it.

The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.

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.

A benefit is estimated according to the mind of the giver.

No action will be considered blameless, unless the will was so, for by the will the act was dictated.

Of all the felicities, the most charming is that of a firm and gentle friendship. It sweetens all our cares, dispels our sorrows, and counsels us in all extremities. Nay, if there were no other comfort in it than the pare exercise of so generous a virtue, even for that single reason a man would not be without it; it is a sovereign antidote against all calamities - even against the fear of death itself.

Freedom can't be bought for nothing. If you hold her precious, you must hold all else of little worth.