The rich fool is like a pig that is choked by its own fat.
A good man will certainly also possess courage; but a brave man is not necessarily good.
If you would one day renovate yourself, do so from day to day.
The gentleman prefers to be slow in word but diligent in action.
Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.
The silent treasuring up of knowledge; learning without satiety; and instructing others without being wearied: which one of these things belongs to me?