No man esteems anything that comes to him by chance; but when it is governed by reason, it brings credit both to the giver and receiver; whereas those favors are in some sort scandalous that make a man ashamed of his patron.

A man who has taken your time recognises no debt; yet it is the one he can never repay.

You cease to be afraid when you cease to hope; for hope is accompanied by fear.

How many discoveries are reserved for the ages to come when our memory shall be no more, for this world of ours contains matter for investigation for all generations.

Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.

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.

Make haste to live, and consider each day a life.