Strangers are welcome because there is room enough for them all, and therefore the old Inhabitants are not jealous of them; the Laws protect them sufficiently so that they have no need of the Patronage of great Men; and every one will enjoy securely the Profits of his Industry. But if he does not bring a Fortune with him, he must work and be industrious to live.

Proclaim not all thou knowest, all thou knowest, all thou hast, nor all thou cans't.

Are you angry that others disappoint you? Remember you cannot depend upon yourself.

I have sometimes almost wished it had been my destiny to be born two or three centuries hence.

Take courage, Mortal... Death cannot banish you from the Universe.

If you, do what you should not, you must bear what you would not.

An undutiful daughter will prove an unmanageable wife.