“What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears.”

I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.

To win true freeedom you must be a slave to philosophy.

To govern was to serve, not to rule.

The greatest loss of time is delay and expectation, which depend upon the future.

When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.

There is no genius without a touch of madness.

The mind, unless it is pure and holy, cannot see God.

No one can long hide behind a mask; the pretense soon lapses into the true character.

The sun also shines on the wicked.

If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.

Hang on to your youthful enthusiasms – you’ll be able to use them better when you’re older.

It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.

Speech is the mirror of the mind.

God is near you, is with you, is inside you.

It is never too late to learn what is always necessary to know.

They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn