If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.

Nothing is sufficient for the person who finds sufficiency too little

Let nothing be done in your life, which will cause you fear if it becomes known to your neighbor.

Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest.

The knowledge of sin is the beginning of salvation.

Thanks be to blessed Nature that she has made what is necessary easy to obtain, and what is not easy unnecessary.

Natural wealth is limited and easily obtained; the wealth defined by vain fancies is always beyond reach.