That which takes effect by chance is not an art.

It is safer to offend certain men than it is to oblige them; for as proof that they owe nothing they seek recourse in hatred.

We must take care to live not merely a long life, but a full one; for living a long life requires only good fortune, but living a full life requires character. Long is the life that is fully lived; it is fulfilled only when the mind supplies its own good qualities and empowers itself from within.

If you don't know, ask. You will be a fool for the moment, but a wise man for the rest of your life.

The point is, not how long you live, but how nobly you live.

The sun shines even on the wicked.

He who comes to a conclusion when the other side is unheard, may have been just in his conclusion, but yet has not been just in his conduct.