“ Death may be the greatest of all human blessings. ”

“ Be slow to fall into friendship but when thou art in, continue firm and constant. ”

“ The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. ”

“ He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy. ”

“ Where there is reverence there is fear, but there is not reverence everywhere that there is fear, because fear presumably has a wider extension than reverence. ”

“ Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued. ”

“ True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us. ”

“ As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent. ”

“ To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge. ”

“ True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. ”