The bad man is continually at war with, and in opposition to, himself

A bad man can do a million times more harm than a beast

He is his own best friend, and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of no virtue or ability is his own worst enemy and is afraid of solitude

The self-indulgent man craves for all pleasant things... and is led by his appetite to choose these at the cost of everything else.

It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.

Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient