"The evil implanted in man by nature spreads so imperceptibly, when the habit of wrong-doing is unchecked, that he himself can set no limit to his shamelessness."

"The freedom of poetic license."

"Let arms give place to the robe, and the laurel of the warriors yield to the tongue of the orator."

"He removes the greatest ornament of friendship, who takes away from it respect."

"Let your desires be ruled by reason. (Appetitus Rationi Pareat)"

"All action is of the mind and the mirror of the mind is the face, its index the eyes."

"Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact."

"Work is not always required... there is such a thing as sacred idleness, the cultivation of which is now fearfully neglected."

"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared."

"I get plenty of exercise carrying the coffins of my friends who exercise."

"Don't let yourself forget what it's like to be sixteen."

"Numberless are the world's wonders, but noneMore wonderful than man."