"No man ever suddenly became wicked, but he first made small departures from virtue."
Truth
"Custom is the law among those who have no law."
Philosophy
"Love of beauty is taste; the creation of beauty is art."
Beauty
"Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly."
Relationships
"The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error."
Change
"When angry, count a hundred before you speak; if very angry, a thousand."
Patience
"The soul is dyed with the color of its leisure time thoughts."
Solitude
"Constant activity is not necessarily progress."
Work
"Such a thing is the multitude and so prone to admire tyrants."
Politics
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."
Inspiration
"To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult."
Kindness
"That which comes out of the heart, find place in the heart."
Love
"Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech."
Wisdom
"Children are mirrors of human nature itself."
Family
"The beautiful is ever fair, and fair is ever beautiful."
Beauty
"His hearers would perceive that he perceived them."
Leadership
"Death is not terrible in itself, but terrible only in our fear of it."
Death
"A man of courage is also a man of sinew and muscle in the performance of his duties."
Strength
"Books are treasuries of wisdom, lasting as mountains, but safe as valleys."
Knowledge
"When fortune is on our side, popular favor bears us aloft as on wings."
"The mind I love must have new interests and must have curiosity."
Imagination
"Whoso would be a great soul in the future must be a great soul now."
"Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable."
Literature
"The gods visit the sins of the fathers upon the children."
History
"A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any moment."
Life
"Mankind's most sacred duty is the education of the young."
Education
"Take away your opinion, and then there is taken away the complaint."
"He is a wise man who does not give the right answer to every question asked."
Wisdom
"The testimony of a few trusted voices is stronger than the opinion of the masses."
Truth
"When we are young, we are slavishly employed in procuring the means of subsistence."
Work