Timendi causa est nescire - Ignorance is the cause of fear.

Man is a social animal.

Distringit librorum multitudo (the abundance of books is distraction).

I am not a ‘wise man,’ nor . . . Shall I ever be. And so require not from me that I should be equal to the best, but that I should be better than the wicked. It is enough for me if every day I reduce the number of my vices, and blame my mistakes.

He who is brave is free.

Believe me if you consult philosophy she will persuade you not to lit so long at your counting desk.