“A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.”

“Man, I can assure you, is a nasty creature.”

“Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.”

“What a terrible thing to be a great lord, yet a wicked man.”

“Die Dinge haben nur den Wert, den man ihnen verleiht.”

“It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.”

“My hate is general, I detest all men;Some because they are wicked and do evil,Others because they tolerate the wicked,Refusing them the active vigorous scornWhich vice should stimulate in virtuous minds.”