The forehead is the gate of the mind..

A man of courage is also full of faith..

It is a strong proof of men knowing most things before birth, that when mere children they grasp innumerable facts with such speed as to show that th….

Wars, therefore, are to be undertaken for this end, that we may live in peace, without being injured; but when we obtain the victory, we must preserv….

Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom..

Nothing quite new is perfect..

Were floods of tears to be unloosed In tribute to my grief, The doves of Noah ne'er had roost Nor found an olive-leaf..

If wisdom be attainable, let us not only win but enjoy it..

I do not wish to die: but I care not if I were dead. [Lat., Emori nolo: sed me esse mortuum nihil aestimo.].

It is the soul itself which sees and hears, and not those parts which are, as it were, but windows to the soul..

Nothing contributes to the entertainment of the reader more, than the change of times and the vicissitudes of fortune..

In extraordinary events ignorance of their causes produces astonishment..

There is no treasure the which may be compared unto a faithful friend; Gold some decayeth, and worldly wealth consumeth, and wasteth in the winde; Bu….

Friendship, on the other hand, serves a great host of different purposes all at the same time. In whatever direction you turn, it still remains yours….

Rashness attends youth, as prudence does old age..

Of all the rewards of virtue, . . . the most splendid is fame, for it is fame alone that can offer us the memory of posterity..

Little by little old age renders the body less powerful..

Poor is the nation that has no heroes, but poorer still is the nation that having heroes, fails to remember and honor them..

Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it. Second thoughts are best as the proverb says. [Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare; nulli….

Mathematics is an obscure field, an abstruse science, complicated and exact; yet so many have attained perfection in it that we might conclude almost….

The aim of forensic oratory is to teach, to delight, to move..