When good men die their goodness does not perish, But lives though they are gone. As for the bad, All that was theirs dies and is buried with them.

Men honor property above all else; it has the greatest power in human life.

Sufficiency's enough for men of sense.

The man who knows when not to act is wise. To my mind bravery if forethought.

Toil, says the proverb, is the sire of fame.

The fiercest anger of all, the most incurable, Is that which rages in the place of dearest love.

In adverse hours the friendship of the good shines most; each prosperous day commands its friends.