He deserves praise who does not what he may, but what he ought.

It is not how many books thou hast, but how good; careful reading profiteth, while that which is full of variety delighteth.

There is no genius free from some tincture of madness

The arts are the servant; wisdom its master.

If wisdom were offered me with the proviso that I should keep it shut up and refrain from declaring it, I should refuse. There's no delight in owning anything unshared.

It is often better not to see an insult than to avenge it.

Let me therefore live as if every moment were to be my last.