Reason Is The Historian, But Passions Are

The Methods That Help A Man Acquire A Fortune Are The Very Ones That Keep Him From Enjoying It.

The Most Civilized People Are As Near To Barbarism As The Most Polished Steel Is To Rust. Nations, Like Metals, Have Only A Superficial Brilliancy.

Speech Is External Thought, And Thought Internal Speech.

The Absolute Ruler May Be A Nero, But He Is Sometimes A Titus Or Marc Aurelius; The People Is Often Nero, But Never Marc Aurelius.

Gold Like The Sun, Which Melts Wax, But Hardens Clay, Expands Great Souls.