A great, a good, and a right mind is a kind of divinity lodged in flesh, and may be the blessing of a slave as well as of a prince: it came from heaven, and to heaven it must return; and it is a kind of heavenly felicity, which a pure and virtuous mind enjoys, in some degree, even upon earth.

No matter how many men you kill, you can't kill your successor.

Reflect that nothing merits admiration except thespirit, the impressiveness of which prevents it from being impressed by anything.

Wisdom is the perfect good of the human mind; philosophy is the love of wisdom, and the endeavor to attain it.

Sometimes, even to live is an act of courage.

Упоритата добрина побеждава и най-лошото сърце.