What is reading but silent conversation?
There is delight in singing, though none hear beside the singer.
A true philosopher is beyond the reach of fortune.
Those who are quite satisfied sit still and do nothing; those who are not quite satisfied are the sole benefactors of the world.
The wise become as the unwise in the enchanted chambers of Power, whose lamps make every face the same colour.
Friendships are the purer and the more ardent, the nearer they come to the presence of God, the Sun not only of righteousness but of love.