The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.

Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.

Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.

Poor mind, from the senses you take your arguments, and then want to defeat them? Your victory is your defeat.

One great difference between a wise man and a fool is, the former only wishes for what he may possibly obtain; the latter desires impossibilities.

Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness.

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.