"It is not unseemly for a man to die fighting in defense of his country."

"It is equally offensive to speed a guest who would like to stay and to detain one who is anxious to leave."

"The outcome of the war is in our hands; the outcome of words is in the council."

"I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another."

"The fates have given mankind a patient soul."

"The minds of the everlasting gods are not changed suddenly."

"Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy of a palace."

"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority."

"Learn from the mistakes of others. You can鈥檛 live long enough to make them all yourself."

"All is in the hands of man. Therefore wash them often."

"Do not always assume the other fellow has intelligence equal to yours. He may have more."

"You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs it would do and the harms it would cause if improperly administered."