The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.

That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which we can have is disregarded.

The mind is a matter over every kind of fortune; itself acts in both ways, being the cause of its own happiness and misery.

There is no genius free from some tincture of madness

It is a world of mischief that may be done by a single example of avarice or luxury. One voluptuous palate makes many more.

Life without literary studies is death.

Nature does not turn out her work according to a single pattern; she prides herself upon her power of variation.