The sovereign good of man is a mind that subjects all things to itself and is itself subject to nothing; such a man's pleasures are modest and reserved, and it may be a question whether he goes to heaven, or heaven comes to him; for a good man is influenced by God Himself, and has a kind of divinity within him.

Retire into yourself as much as possible. Associate with people who are likely to improve you. Welcome those whom you are capable of improving. The process is a mutual one. People learn as they teach.

Know thyself; this is the great object.

The guilt of enforced crimes lies on those who impose them.

To give and to lose is nothing; but to lose and to give still is the part of a great mind.

There is nothing the wise man does reluctantly.

Crime requires further crime to conceal it.