People have a peculiar pleasure in making converts, that is, in causing others to enjoy what they enjoy, thus finding their own likeness represented and reflected back to them.

Secrecy has many advantages, for when you tell someone the purpose of any object right away, they often think there is nothing to it.

To make converts is the natural ambition of everyone.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages, knows nothing of their own.

Stupidity is without anxiety.

Who is the wisest man? He who neither knows or wishes for anything else than what happens.

Wisdom is found only in truth.

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.

No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.

If a good person does you wrong, act as though you had not noticed it. They will make note of this and not remain in your debt long.