A man is not completely born until he is dead. Why then should we grieve that a new child is born among the immortals, a new member added to their happy society?

Knowledge of the investment is most profitable

Then plough deep while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep.

If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality.

A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough.

We may perhaps learn to deprive large masses of their gravity and give them absolute levity, for the sake of easy transport.

Eat not to dullness, drink not to elevation.