Hope is the only good that is common to all men; those who have nothing else possess hope still.

I will be sufficiently rewarded if when telling it to others you will not claim the discovery as your own, but will say it was mine.

Time is the wisest of all things that are; for it brings everything to light.

A multitude of words is no proof of a prudent mind.

Suretyship (Dogma) is the precursor of ruin.

There are three attributes for which I am grateful to Fortune: that I was born, first, human and not animal; second, man and not woman; and third, Greek and not barbarian.

Who is happy? This is a person, who has a healthy body, is dowered with peace of mind and cultivates his talents.