I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that you may not, by intercepting the sunshine, take from me what you cannot give.

No man is hurt but by himself.

Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?

Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly.

As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task.

What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.

Blushing is the color of virtue.

We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.

Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.

The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.