Many discoveries are reserved for ages still to come . . . . Our universe is a sorry little affair unless it has in it something for every age to investigate.
The Fates guide those who go willingly. Those who do not, they drag.
Philosophy is good advice, and no one gives good advice at the top of his lungs.
Take away ambition and vanity, and where will be your heroes and patriots?
Death is sometimes a punishment, often a gift; to many it has been a favor.
A man who suffers or stresses before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary