“Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.”

Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.

You can kill a man but you cant kill a idea.

Whom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.

I cannot love a friend whose love is words.

A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.

The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.

Wealth makes an ugly person beautiful to look on and an incoherent speech eloquent; and wealth alone can enjoy pleasure even in sickness and can conceal its miseries.

Remember there is no success without hard work.

How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.

Knowledge must come through action. You can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.

The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.

Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?

I recommend bread, meat, vegetables, and beer.

The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.

A mind at peace does not engender wars.

It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.