What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to an human soul.

A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side.

Some virtues are only seen in affliction and others only in prosperity.

Nothing is capable of being well set to music that is not nonsense.

Music, the greatest good that mortals know, and all of heaven we have below.

As vivacity is the gift of women, gravity is that of men.

Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Better to die ten thousand deaths than wound my honor.

The post of honor is a private station.