“Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.”

To be rather than to seem.

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

Cultivation of the mind is as necessary as food to the body.

The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend.

The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.

In all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should be made.

To make a mistake is only human; to persist in a mistake is idiotic.

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.

We are bound by the law, so that we may be free.

Instead let Virtue herself, by her own unaided allurements, summon you to a glory that is genuine and real.

A man of faith is also full of courage.

The life of the dead is set in the memory of the living.

Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

Dogs wait for us faithfully.

If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.

Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude.

Its beautiful to be alone. To be alone does not mean to be lonely. it means the mind is not influenced and contaminated by society.

You think she’s pretty, you ought to see my slingshot!

My foot, for a football player, is very beautiful!

If you don’t feel pretty, you’re wrong. If you’re dealing with a problem, don’t be afraid to talk. And. If you think you’re alone, listen to my music ’cause I’m here for you.

Opinions mean nothing; they may be beautiful or ugly, clever or foolish, anyone can embrace or reject them.

What is the most beautiful in virile men is something feminine; what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine.

Our appreciations, it was felt, could be so much more inclusive if we said that something, instead of being beautiful, was ‘interesting’.

I despise women wearing too much makeup. It hides their actual beauty.