Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.

O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you do not know how wretched you are!

While there’s life, there’s hope.

In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills contracted by the mind more severe than those contracted by the body.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

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.