Every man must have a philosophy of life, for everyone must have a standard by which to measure his conduct. And philosophy is nothing but a standard by which to measure.

Every emancipation is a restoration of the human world and of human relationships to a man himself.

Caesar was a man of great common sense and good taste, meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage.

Birds know, better than humans, not to spoil the nest.

Beware of the man who does not return your blow: he neither forgives you nor allows you to forgive yourself.

Be your own master, and look at things as a man, as a human being, as a citizen, as a mortal creature.

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.

At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.

Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.

All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual.

A reasonable man needs only to practice moderation to find happiness.

A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.

A little smoke lost in the air, that was the life of a man.