A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
A great mind becomes a great fortune.
A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.
A kingdom founded on injustice never lasts.
A large part of mankind is angry not with the sins, but with the sinners.
A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary.
A man's as miserable as he thinks he is.
A person's fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.
A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless there be two.
A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand.
A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty.
All art is but imitation of nature.
All cruelty springs from weakness.
Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.
In war there is no prize for runner-up.