“I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.”

“you shall be told what pleased me to-day in the writings ofHecato; it is these words: "What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself." That wasindeed a great benefit; such a person can never be alone. You may be sure that such a man is a friend to all mankind.”

“Auditur et altera pars. (The other side shall be heard as well.)”

“Because thou writest me often, I thank thee ... Never do I receive a letter from thee, but immediately we are together.”

“He who spares the wicked injures the good.”

“If you live in harmony with nature you will never be poor; if you live according what others think, you will never be rich.”

“As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.”