Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself.
Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.
As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man that has something of the youth. He that follows this rule may be old in body, but can never b...
For walk where we will, we tread upon some story.
When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men's [children's] minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of...
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.
Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for whom death is not only necessary, but frequently even desirable.
That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.
Time obliterates the fictions of opinion and confirms the decisions of nature.
We are bound by the law, so that we may be free.
The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.
We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and men are members.
Thrift is of great revenue.
Everyone has the obligation to ponder well his own specific traits of character. He must also regulate them adequately and not wonder whether someone else's traits might suit him better. The more defi...
For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men worked and died, the essence and quintessence of their lives.
According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become richer through damages and injuries suffered by another.
While there's life, there's hope.
What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.
I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old people remember what interests them: the dates fixed for their lawsuits, and the names of their debtors and creditors.
People do not understand what a great revenue economy is.