"We most often go astray on a well trodden and much frequented road."

"No one can wear a mask for very long."

"Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power."

"I do not distinguish by the eye, but by the mind, which is the proper judge."

"It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god."

"There is no great genius without some touch of madness."

"The Creator gave man two ears and one mouth;there is a reason why He did so."

"Ultimately nature and events are largely what our imaginations make them out to be."

"A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers."

"Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these"

"All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone."

"One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear or hope, or by any external influence. Moreover, that in that does happiness consist."