In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face.
We come into the world alone and we die alone. Why, in life, should we be any less alone?
The chief good is the suspension of the judgment [especially negative judgement], which tranquillity of mind follows like its shadow.
Education gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich.
A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.
Those who have virtue always in their mouths, and neglect it in practice, are like a harp, which emits a sound pleasing to others, while itself is insensible of the music.