A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?

In a district of ten families, there must be someone as honorable and sincere as I, but none as fond of learning.

Not feeling compassion for a stranger is like not feeling when one's foot has caught fire

I was complaining that I had no shoes till I met a man who had no feet.

Although your father and mother are dead, if you propose to yourself any good work, only reflect how it will make their names illustrious, and your purpose will be fixed.

A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears.

A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.