If you would know contentment, let your deeds be few.
I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
It is hard to fight against anger: to master it is the mark of a rational man.
Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
Virtue isn't not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.