Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.
The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.
If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.
The hottest love has the coldest end.
Call no man unhappy until he is married.
From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
The hour of departure has arrived and we go our ways; I to die, and you to live. Which is better? Only God knows.
Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in misfortune.
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.
To move the world we must move ourselves.
He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
I am not an Athenian nor a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.
Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
