1.IfIwerenotAlexander,thenIshouldwishtobeDiogenes.

　　2.Neverdespair.Butifyoudo,workonindespair.

　　3.Thosewhodreambydayarecognizantofmanythingswhichescapethosewhodreamonlybynight.

　　4.OnemorningIawoketofindmyselffamous.

　　5.That’sthereasonwhythey’recalledlessons,becausetheylessenfromdaytoday.

　　6.BringmemycostumefortheSwanDance.

　　7.Amanofgeniusmakesnomistakes.Hiserrorsarevolitionalandaretheportalsofdiscovery.

　　8.Geniusisonepercentofinspirationandninety-ninepercentofperspiration.

　　9.Yetitdoesmove.

　　10.GivemealaundrylistandI’llsetittomusic.

　　11.Muchreadingisanoppressionofthemind,andextinguishesthenaturalcandle.

　　12.Themorethemarblewastesthemorethestatuegrows.

　　13.Hewhosleepsincontinualnoiseisawakenedbysilence.

　　14.Avarietyofnothingisbetterthanamonotonyofsomething.

　　15.Ihaven’tgottimetobetired.

　　16.Plainlivingandhighthinking.

　　17.Nomatterwherethisbodyis,themindisfree.

　　18.Lawisabottomlesspit.

　　19.Blessedishewhoexpectsnothing,forheshallneverbedisappointed.

　　20.Amanofsixtyhasspent20yearsinbedandover3yearsineating.

　　21.Ifallwomenhadthesameface,menwouldnotbeunfaithful.

　　22.Thetruecomesin,thefalsegoesaway.

　　23.Manisbornfree,andeverywhereheisinchains.

　　24.Natureneverdeceivesus;itisalwayswewhodeceiveourselves.

　　25.Itisnotwhoisright,butwhatisright,thatisofimportance.

　　26.Ioftensayagreatdoctorkillsmorepeoplethanagreatgeneral.

　　27.Ahappymarriageisalongconversationthatalwaysseemstooshort.

　　28.Ineverfoundthecompanionthatwassocompanionableassolitude.

　　29.Whenadogbitesamanthatisnotnews,butwhenamanbitesadogthatisnews.

　　30.Shakespearegivesthegreatestwidthofhumanpassion;Dantethegreatestaltitudeandgreatestdepth.