The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depend upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily.

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.

A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.

Arguments, like men are often pretenders

Trees and fields tell me nothing; men are my teachers

The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men