He that does good to another does good also to himself, not only in the consequence but in the very act. For the consciousness of well-doing is in itself ample reward.
Democracy is more cruel than wars or tyrants.
Life, if thou knowest how to use it, is long enough.
Golden roofs break men's rest.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Whatever we owe, it is our part to find where to pay it, and to do it without asking, too; for whether the creditor be good or bad, the debt is still the same.