We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.- Sallust
To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship.
Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought.
They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.
The higher your station, the less your liberty.
The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal.
Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.
No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.
Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond words, they are not to be despised.
