Dedicate your life to the service of truth.
The traveler who has nothing on him can also sing in the presence of a robber.
At the judgment the ravens are forgiven, but not the doves.
One was crucified as punishment for his crime, and another was given the imperial crown.
You can discover the suffering of the soul hidden in a body, just as you can discover its joy: the face reads both.
In times of war, laws are silent.
All that is transient is subject to chance.
Virtue is all the more gratifying, as it is obtained at the cost of great efforts.
If there is anything left to do, consider that nothing is finished.
The beginning is already half the work you have to do.
Victory is not easily won against those who are ready to sacrifice themselves.
From gain to righteousness is as great a distance as from the earth to the stars.
To sacrifice your life for the sake of victory.
Laziness always breeds instability in the soul.
To draw the sword to decide the fate of the world.
The man who is doing well must never think that he is loved for his own qualities.
You have to obey time.
He who exercises his intelligence on a foreign card acts dishonestly.
Steal, grab, collect, dominate - it's all to be left behind.
It is easy to despise life when you live hard; brave is he who remains good even in adversity.
The real pain is that of the one who suffers in silence.
My books are used to following a rule: without naming people, they only expose vices.
Love in order to be loved.
Do not fear the last day, but do not call it either.
I can't live with you anymore, but I can't live without you either.
The decent man is always simple.
The god himself commands you to remember death.
The fame that reaches the one who is already pots and pans is a late fame.
He who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
Knowing how to enjoy the life lived means living it twice.