High honors are sweet To a man's heart, but ever They stand close to the brink of grief.
A wretched child Is he who does not return his parents' care.
Human excellence means nothing Unless it works with the consent of God.
It is better that we live ever so Miserably than die in glory.
Power gives no purchase to the hand, it will not hold, soon perishes, and greatness goes.
It's the wise man who stays home when he's drunk.