A physician is not angry at the intemperance of a mad patient, nor does he take it ill to be railed at by a man in fever. Just so should a wise man treat all mankind, as a physician does his patient,...
The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity.
The good things of prosperity are to be wished but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.
A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
Shun no toil to make yourself remarkable by some talent or other yet do not devote yourself to one branch exclusively. Strive to get clear notions about all. Give up no science entirely for science is...
The first step in a person's salvation is knowledge of their sin.
It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and to prefer things in measure to things in excess.
So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you.
There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals.
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do as well as to talk and to make our words and actions all of a color.
A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
He that does good to another does good also to himself.
Nothing is void of God, his work is everywhere his full of himself.
Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.
It is the superfluous things for which men sweat, - superfluous things that wear our togas theadbare, that force us to grow old in camp, that dash us upon foreign shores.
As long as you live, keep learning how to live.
The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
Why do I not seek some real good one which I could feel, not one which I could display?
When we are well, we all have good advice for those who are ill.