“He that does good to another does good also to himself.”
“So enjoy present pleasures as to not mar those to come.”
“Not he who has little, but he who wishes more, is poor.”
“Remove severe restraint and what will become of virtue?”
“When I think over what I have said, I envy dumb people.”
“A person's fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.”
“A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty.”
“Nothing is so contemptible as the sentiments of the mob.”
“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.”
“Slavery takes hold of few, but many take hold of slavery.”
“Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.”
“He who boasts of his descent, praises the deed of another.”
“Fate rules the affairs of men, with no recognizable order.”
“Constant exposure to dangers will breed contempt for them.”
“It is often better not to see an insult than to avenge it.”
“A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor.”
“The foremost art of kings is the ability to endure hatred.”
“You must live for another if you wish to live for yourself.”
“Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.”
“Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.”
“Economy is too late when you are at the bottom of your purse.”
“The courts of kings are full of people, but empty of friends.”
“A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.”
“Those who boast of their decent, brag on what they owe to others.”
“He is a king who fears nothing, he is a king who desires nothing!”
“The first step in a person's salvation is knowledge of their sin.”
“Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.”
“Even if it is to be, what end do you serve by running to distress?”
“Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them.”
“Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall.”