He was fond of books, for they are cool and sure friends

Wherever the Turkish hoof trods, no grass grows.

What says the law? You will not kill. How does it say it? By killing!

Babylon violated diminishes Alexander; Rome enslaved diminishes Caesar; massacred Jerusalem diminishes Titus. Tyranny follows the tyrant. Woe to the man who leaves behind a shadow that bears his form.

Excitement is not enjoyment: in calmness lies true pleasure. The most precious wines are sipped, not bolted at a swallow.

Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time.

To contemplate is to look at shadows.