In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority.
Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.
Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
Nothing external to you has any power over you.
The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.
