The superstitious man wishes he did not believe in gods, as the atheist does not, but fears to disbelieve in them..

The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil..

No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage..

If Nature be not improved by instruction, it is blind; if instruction be not assisted by Nature, it is maimed; and if exercise fail of the assistance….

Anger turns the mind out of doors and bolts the entrance..

Whenever anything is spoken against you that is not true, do not pass by or despise it because it is false; but forthwith examine yourself, and consi….

The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it..

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future..

The drop hollows out the stone not by strength, but by constant falling..

Poverty is dishonorable, not in itself, but when it is a proof of laziness, intemperance, luxury, and carelessness; whereas in a person that is tempe….

What All The World Knows Water is the principle, or the element, of things. All things are water..

It is not reasonable that he who does not shoot should hit the mark, nor that he who does not stand fast at his post should win the day, or that the ….

The belly has no ears..

Neither blame or praise yourself..

Wickedness frames the engines of her own torment. She is a wonderful artisan of a miserable life..

I am all that hath been, and is, and shall be; and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised..

They are wrong who think that politics is like an ocean voyage or a military campaign, something to be done with some particular end in view, somethi….

When Demosthenes was asked what was the first part of Oratory, he answered, "Action," and which was the second, he replied, "action," and which was t….

It is the usual consolation of the envious, if they cannot maintain their superiority, to represent those by whom they are surpassed as inferior to s….

The crowns of kings do not prevent those who wear them from being tormented sometimes by violent headaches..

The state of life is most happy where superfluities are not required and necessities are not wanting..