He who comes to a conclusion when the other side is unheard, may have been just in his conclusion, but yet has not been just in his conduct.
What view is one likely to take of the state of a person’s mind when his speech is wild and incoherent and knows no constraint?
I do not distinguish by the eye, but by the mind, which is the proper judge of the man.
An action will not be right unless the will be right; for from thence is the action derived. Again, the will will not be right unless the disposition of the mind be right; for from thence comes the will.
The guilt of enforced crimes lies on those who impose them.
There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
Misfortune is the test of a person’s merit.
Who needs forgiveness, should the same extend with readiness.
Let us ask what is best – not what is customary. Let us love temperance – let us be just – let us refrain from bloodshed.
A young man respects and looks up to his teachers.
Human society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts.
It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
The expression of truth is simplicity.
He who would arrive at the appointed end must follow a single road and not wander through many ways.
We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
Life is divided into three periods: that which has been, that which is, that which will be. Of these the present is short, the future is doubtful, the past is certain.
People do not die – they kill themselves.
The philosopher: he alone knows how to live for himself. He is the one, in fact, who knows the fundamental thing: how to live.
Toil to make yourself remarkable by some talent or other.