Truths open to everyone, and the claims aren't all staked yet.

No one can long hide behind a mask; the pretense soon lapses into the true character.

Life is short and art is long.

Of all the felicities, the most charming is that of a firm and gentle friendship. It sweetens all our cares, dispels our sorrows, and counsels us in all extremities. Nay, if there were no other comfort in it than the pare exercise of so generous a virtue, even for that single reason a man would not be without it; it is a sovereign antidote against all calamities - even against the fear of death itself.

Philosophy does not regard pedigree, she received Plato not as a noble, but she made him one.

The worst thing about getting old is evil men cease to fear you

Whenever you hold a fellow creature in distress, remember that he is a man.