Wisdom is immortal. She can wait forever, but you cannot.

The best remedy for disturbances is to let them run their course, for so they quiet down.

He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.

One should cultivate good habits of memory, for it is capable of making existence a Paradise or an Inferno.

We live by information, not by sight.

Honorable beginnings should serve to awaken curiosity, not to heighten people's expectations. We are much better off when reality surpasses our expectations, and something turns out better than we thought it would.

The passions are the humors of the mind, and the least excess sickens our judgment. If the disease spreads to the mouth, your reputation will be in danger.