In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills contracted by the mind more severe than those contracted by the body.
Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.
There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.
Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.
The sinews of war are infinite money.
In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.
Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that their intention may be preserved.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
True nobility is exempt from fear.
Sweet is the memory of past troubles.
The magistrates are the ministers for the laws, the judges their interpreters, the rest of us are servants of the law, that we all may be free.
The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.
The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no practical results to follow.
O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you do not know how wretched you are!
Old age: the crown of life, our play’s last act.
A man’s own manner and character is what most becomes him.
Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.
Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.
So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge.
The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.