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No one dies too soon who has finished the course of perfect virtue.
No one is so old that he does not think he could live another year.
The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter.
The soil of their native land is dear to all the hearts of mankind.
There is no castle so strong that it cannot be overthrown by money.
Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.
We should be careful that our benevolence does not exceed our means.
No one sees what is before his feet: they scan the tracks of heaven.
The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.
No one can speak well, unless he thoroughly understands his subject.
Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good.
Within the character of the citizen, lies the welfare of the nation.
What is there that is illustrious that is not also attended by labor?
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a fool.
I prefer the wisdom of the uneducated to the folly of the loquacious.
Inability to tell good from evil is the greatest worry of man's life.
Prosperity demands of us more prudence and moderation than adversity.
I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not know.
In everything, without doubt, truth has the advantage over imitation.
There is no duty more indispensible than that of returning a kindness.
If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.
Because all the sick do not recover, therefore medicine is not an art.
Let us drink for the replenishment of our strength, not for our sorrow
What fervent love of herself would Virtue excite if she could be seen!
There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good action.
Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.
All places are filled with fools. [Lat., Stultorum plenea sunt omnia.]
What society does to its children, so will its children do to society.
Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child.
The greatest incitement to guilt is the hope of sinning with impunity.
No man should so act as to make a gain out of the ignorance of another.
Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth.
He who obeys with modesty appears worthy of being some day a commander.
Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by praise.
There never was a great soul that did not have some divine inspiration.
Friendship is given us by nature, not to favor vice, but to aid virtue.
What is impossible by the nature of things is not confirmed by any law.
Whatever is graceful is virtuous, and whatever is virtuous is graceful.
Would that I could discover truth as easily as I can uncover falsehood.
If nature does not ratify law, then all the virtues may lose their sway.
In prosperity let us most carefully avoid pride, disdain, and arrogance.
In extraordinary events ignorance of their causes produces astonishment.
To give counsel, as well as to take it, is a feature of true friendship.
I have never yet known a poet who did not think himself super-excellent.
In all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should be made.
Let our friends perish, provided that our enemies fall at the same time.
Who can love the man he fears. or by who he thinks he is himself feared?
Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude.
We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.
Few are those who wish to be endowed with virtue rather than to seem so.