 As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest and holiest character, boils over and is at once dissipated, and vanishes and threats of heaven and sea, himself standing unmoved. |
| To live is to think. |
| In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred. |
| Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education. |
| It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently is nothing short of criminal. |
| Hatred is settled anger. |
| Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age. Topics: Age |
| The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living. |
| What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with all his might. |
| O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you do not know how wretched you are! |
| What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us. |
| In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy. |
| The false is nothing but an imitation of the true. |
| An unjust peace is better than a just war. |
| Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error. |
| This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again. |
| To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full force and meaning. |
| When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff. |
| Brevity is a great charm of eloquence. |
| Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason. |
