Let me therefore live as if every moment were to be my last.

He deserves praise who does not what he may, but what he ought.

What a great blessing is a friend with a heart so trusty you may safely bury all your secrets in it.

He shows a greater mind who does not restrain his laughter, than he who does not deny his tears.

We are members of one great body. Nature planted in us a mutual love, and fitted us for a social life. We must consider that we were born for the good of the whole.

It is expedient for the victor to wish for peace restored; for the vanquished it is necessary.

There is nothing wrong with changing a plan when the situation has changed.