The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom."

"The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper."

The soul never thinks without a picture.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

In revolutions the occasions may be trifling but great interest are at stake.