Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.

The fool’s life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future.

I was not, I was, I am not, I care not. (Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo)

Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.

A beneficent person is like a fountain watering the earth, and spreading fertility; it is, therefore, more delightful to give than to receive.

He who is not satisfied with a little, is satisfied with nothing .

Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.