The body is not a permanent dwelling, but a sort of inn which is to be left behind when one perceives that one is a burden to the host.

A king is he who has laid fear aside and the base longings of an evil heart; whom ambition unrestrained and the fickle favor of the reckless mob move not.

Good sides to adversity are best admired at a distance.

The most imperious masters over their own servants are at the same time the most abject slaves to the servants of others.

We are born subjects, and to obey God is perfect liberty. He that does this shall be free, safe and happy.

Our minds must relax: they will rise better and keener after rest. Just as you must not force fertile farmland, as uninterrupted productivity will soon exhaust it, so constant effort will sap our mental vigour, while a short period of rest and relaxation will restore our powers. Unremitting effort leads to a kind of mental dullness and lethargy.

Most people fancy themselves innocent of those crimes of which they cannot be convicted.