A Man May Be Humble Through Vainglory.

A Man Who Fears Suffering Is Already Suffering From What He Fears.

Great Authors, When They Write About Causes, Adduce Not Only Those They Think Are True But Also Those They Do Not Believe In, Provided They Have Some Originality And Beauty. They Speak Truly And Usefully Enough If They Speak Ingeniously.

The Advantage Of Living Is Not Measured By Length, But By Use; Some Men Have Lived Long, And Lived Little; Attend To It While You Are In It. It Lies In Your Will, Not In The Number Of Years, For You To Have Lived Enough.

It Would Be Better To Have No Laws At All, Than To Have Too Many.

My Life Has Been Full Of Terrible Misfortunes Most Of Which Never Happened.