So live with an inferior as you would wish a superior to live with you.

We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.

There is no evil that does not promise inducements. Avarice promises money; luxury, a varied assortment of pleasures; ambition, a purple robe and applause. Vices tempt you by the rewards they offer.

It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.

Philosophy's power to blunt all the blows of circumstance is beyond belief.

There is nothing more despicable than an old man who has no other proof than his age to offer of his having lived long in the world.

The whole duty of man is embraced in the two principles of abstinence and patience: temperance in prosperity, and patient courage in adversity.