The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.
I would rather be first in a little Iberian village than second in Rome.
The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully.
In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most.
The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully.
It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.
There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.
We do not so much need the help of our friends as the confidence of their help in need.
Justice is a contract of expediency, entered upon to prevent men harming or being harmed.
