Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.
Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.
Of all nature’s gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children?
The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.
Ability without honor is useless.
It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently is nothing short of criminal.
True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.
Laws are silent in time of war.
A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.
The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.
Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?
For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we perform for the sake of our friends.
Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.
Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.
Hatred is settled anger.
I criticize by creation – not by finding fault.
In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.
I never admire another’s fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.