It is a great thing to know your vices..

Socrates, indeed, when he was asked of what country he called himself, said, "Of the world"; for he considered himself an inhabitant and a citizen of….

Our liberality should not exceed our ability..

By doubting we come at truth..

He has no worse enemy than himself..

Physicians, when the cause of disease is discovered, consider that the cure is discovered..

Men decide far more problems by hate, love, lust, rage, sorrow, joy, hope, fear, illusion or some other inward emotion, than by reality, authority, a….

Man must suffer to be wise..

The first duty of man is the seeking after and the investigation of truth..

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation?.

When time and need require, we should resist with all our might, and prefer death to slavery and disgrace..

To be endowed with strength by nature, to be actuated by the powers of the mind, and to have a certain spirit almost divine infused into you..

Studies are the food of youth, the delight of old age; the ornament of prosperity, the refuge and comfort of adversity; a delight at home, and no hin….

Not only is there an art in knowing a thing, but also a certain art in teaching it..

It is necessary for a Senator to be thoroughly acquainted with the constitution; and this is a knowledge of the most extensive nature; a matter of sc….

Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth..

The illustrious and noble ought to place before them certain rules and regulations, not less for their hours of leisure and relaxation than for those….

Law is the highest reason implanted in Nature, which commands what ought to be done and forbids the opposite..

No sensible man ever imputes inconsistency to another for changing his minds..

When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men's [children's] minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every wo….

Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow..