Of war men ask the outcome, not the cause.
There is nothing the busy man is less busied with than living; there is nothing harder to learn.
What must be shall be; and that which is a necessity to him that struggles, is little more than choice to him that is willing.
If you judge, investigate.
Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
The wise man lives as long as he should, not just as long as he likes.