Let our reason, and not our senses, be the rule of our conduct; for reason will teach us to think wisely, to speak prudently, and to behave worthily.
The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, I shall today be uppermost.
To understand yourself is the key to wisdom.
Settle one difficulty, and you keep a hundred away.
There is no body but eats and drinks. But they are few who can distinguish flavors.
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.