To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship.

Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.

The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.

They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.

Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.

Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own

All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.

In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.

Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible

There is no such thing as an artist: there is only the world lit or unlit as the light allows. When the candle is burning, who looks at the wick? When the candle is out, who needs it?

One of the things is that in times of severe disorder, you can't worry about the dead, only the living.

The first call which every Christian experiences is the call to abandon the attachments of this world.

The 'creator' and the 'editor' - two halves of the writer whole - should sleep in separate rooms.

It seems to me that at least as far as the financial markets are concerned, there is increasing evidence against rational expectations, even at the macro level.

True religion being the greatest thing in life and in the world, has been exploited the most.

The trap does not work until all the parts were there. The system itself doesn't work until you fit all of them together.

I have never seen a monument erected to a pessimist.

So here we are, in our rare and precious lives, surrounded by gorgeous moments begging to be noticed and celebrated. Go! Celebrate!

Poets, like friends to whom you are in debt, you hate.