If one has no vanity in this life of ours, there is no sufficient reason for living.
To be feared is to fear: no one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.
As soon as any man says of the affairs of the State “What does it matter to me?” the State may be given up for lost.
No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
Man…is a tame or civilized animal; never the less, he requires proper instruction and a fortunate nature, and then of all animals he becomes the most divine and most civilized; but if he be insufficiently or ill- educated he is the most savage of earthly creatures.
Where the speech is corrupted, the mind is also.
It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, simply drop it.