By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
Books...are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development.
If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome; if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent; if you believe the military, nothing is safe.
I have very strong feelings about how you lead your life. You always look ahead, you never look back.
Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.
Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.