Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

If a man is not good, what has he to do with the rules of propriety? If he is not good, what has he to do with music?

When nature exceeds culture, we have the rustic. When culture exceeds nature, we have the pedant.

To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not a true gentleman?

When young, beware of fighting; when strong, beware of sex; and when old, beware of possession.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

The love to Wisdom is getting closer to the own bright path.