 Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant. |
| Only the educated are free. |
| The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing. |
| People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them. |
| No great thing is created suddenly. |
| Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is conducive to success in achieving the object of our effort. |
| He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. |
| We are not to give credit to the many, who say that none ought to be educated but the free; but rather to the philosophers, who say that the well-educated alone are free. |
| Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly. |
| No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen. |
| We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. |
| Freedom is the right to live as we wish. |
| He is a drunkard who takes more than three glasses though he be not drunk. |
| If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother. |
| Practice yourself, for heaven's sake in little things, and then proceed to greater. |
| All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain. |
| You may be always victorious if you will never enter into any contest where the issue does not wholly depend upon yourself. |
| It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting. |
| Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope. |
| If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible. |
