“Wise men speak when they have something to say, fools speak because they have to say something.”

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation.

Change in all things is sweet.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

The soul never thinks without a mental picture.

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man.

Whatever lies within our power to do lies also within our power not to do.

To lead an orchestra, you must turn your back on the crowd.

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Through discipline comes freedom.

Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.

The high-minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think.