One's sense of honor is the only thing that does not grow old, and the last pleasure, when one is worn out with age, is not, as the poet said, making money, but having the respect of one's fellow men.

If it had not been for the pernicious power of envy, men would not so have exalted vengeance above innocence and profit above justice... in these acts of revenge on others, men take it upon themselves to begin the process of repealing those general laws of humanity which are there to give a hope of salvation to all who are in distress.

It is a common mistake in going to war to begin at the wrong end, to act first, and wait for disasters to discuss the matter.

For so remarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises whoever courts him, and admires whoever will not bend before him.

Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.

I think the two things most opposed to good counsel are haste and passion; haste usaully goes hand in hand with folly, passion with coarseness and narrowness of mind.

When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.