Reason is immortal, all else mortal.

No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.

Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few.

Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will

Geometry has two great treasures; one is the Theorem of Pythagoras; the other, the division of a line into extreme and mean ratio. The first we may compare to a measure of gold; the second...

A thought is an idea in transit.

The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.

Some are slaves of ambition or money, but others are interested in understanding life itself. These give themselves the name of philosophers (lovers of wisdom), and they value the contemplation and discovery of nature beyond...

Do not eat your heart.

Above all things, reverence yourself.

As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.

The oldest, shortest words – “”yes’ and “”no”” – are those which require the most thought.

Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.

Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men, he would choose light for his body and truth for his soul

Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be; custom will soon render it easy and agreeable

In this theater of man’s life, it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers-on.

Silence is better than unmeaning words.

. . . we come astonishingly close to the mystical beliefs of Pythagoras and his followers who attempted to submit all of life to the sovereignty of numbers. Many of our psychologists, sociologists, economists and...

Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.

Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself.

Power is the near neighbour of necessity.

Wisdom thoroughly learned will never be forgotten

If there be light, then there is darkness; if cold, heat; if height, depth; if solid, fluid; if hard, soft; if rough, smooth; if calm, tempest; if prosperity, adversity; if life, death.

Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.

Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance

Virtue is harmony.

Number rules the universe.

As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other.

Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.

Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself.

The oldest, shortest words— ‘yes’ and ‘no’— are those which require the most thought.

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in...

Begin thus from the first act, and proceed; and, in conclusion, at the ill which thou hast done, be troubled, and rejoice for the good.

Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few.

As long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seeds of murder and pain cannot reap the joy of love.