The discovery of what is true and the practice of that which is good are the two most important aims of philosophy.

It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.

One of the chief misfortunes of honest people is that they are cowardly.

The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.

Every one should be his own physician. We ought to assist, and not to force nature. Eat with moderation...Nothing is good for the body but what we can digest. What medicine can procure digestion? Exercise. What will recruit strength? Sleep.

I loved him as we always love the first time: with idolatry and wild passion.