Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.
Not he who has little, but he whose wishes more, is poor.
There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich.
It is a denial of justice not to stretch out a helping hand to the fallen that is the common right of humanity.
He has committed the crime who profits by it.
It is within the power of every man to live his life nobly, but of no man to live forever. Yet so many of us hope that life will go on forever, and so few aspire to live nobly.
Gold is tried by fire, brave men by adversity.
Who shrinks from knowledge of his calamities but aggravates his fear; troubles half seen, shall torture all the more.
My joy in learning is partly that it enables me to teach.
Freedom can’t be bought for nothing. If you hold her precious, you must hold all else of little worth.
One who’s our friend is fond of us; one who’s fond of us isn’t necessarily our friend.
He, who decides a case without hearing the other side, though he decides justly, cannot be considered just.
Let tears flow of their own accord; their flowing is not inconsistent with inward peace and harmony.
The deep waters of time will flow over us: only a few men of genius will lift a head above the surface, and though doomed eventually to pass into the same silence, will fight against oblivion and for a long time hold their own.
The declaration of love may come sooner than expected. Take time before you reciprocate as this may simply be a statement of what they expect from you.
When I think over what I have said, I envy dumb people.
Of war men ask the outcome, not the cause.
If you expect the wise man to be as angry as the baseness of crimes requires, then he must not only be angry but go insane.
Loyalty is the holiest good in the human heart.
The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.