Such as thy words are, such will thy affections be esteemed; and such will thy deeds be as thy affections and such thy life as thy deeds.

God desired to be the real maker of a real bed, not a particular maker of a particular bed, and therefore He created a bed which is essentially and by nature one only.

Neither I nor any other man should, on trial or in way, contrive to avoid death at any cost.

The only thing I know is that I know nothing

If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.

I am a citizen, not of Athens, or Greece, but of the world.