"The desire to write grows with writing."
Creativity
"When I get a little money I buy books; if any is left I buy food and clothes."
Wisdom
"A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears."
Fear
"I am a man; I consider nothing human alien to me."
Philosophy
"Wealth is the test of a man's character."
Money
"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."
Wisdom
"Give light and people will find the way."
Hope
"The greatest wealth is health."
Health
"Man's mind is so formed by nature that it longs for fables even when it is awake."
Imagination
"I wish to be thoroughly used up when I die."
Life
"Know thyself."
Knowledge
"All things are difficult before they are easy."
Perseverance
"Opportunity knocks softly."
Change
"I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don't have as many people who believe it."
Humor
"The real evils of life are poverty and disease; we ought to the utmost to combat these."
Justice
"Marriage is a safe harbor for virtue."
Family
"Sweet is the lore which Nature brings."
Nature
"The nearer people approach to the truth, the simpler they become."
Truth
"Kings are made by fortune, and deserve as little respect as fortune herself."
Politics
"He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich."
Happiness
"I love the safety of the university."
Education
"Princes of the Church should concern themselves with the salvation of souls."
Faith
"The wish to hurt, the moment of complete power over another, the immense justified indulgence - is this not the fantasy of every man?"
Power
"War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it."
War
"Since the world began, no one has ever become wise by imitation."
Wisdom
"Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it."
Love
"To know nothing is the happiest life."
Happiness
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."
Knowledge
"Life is like a game of chess, one false move and you may lose."
Life
"I would rather be defeated by a man of principle than succeed with a crook."
Success