He is not a lover who does not love forever.

God gives each his due at the time allotted.

Some men never find prosperity, For all their voyaging, While others find it with no voyaging.

He who can properly summarize many ideas in a brief statement, is a wise man.

For no mortal ever attains to blessedness. One may be luckier than another when wealth flows his way, but blessed never.

Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.

Let no one think of me that I am humble or weak or passive; let them understand I am of a different kind: dangerous to my enemies, loyal to my friends. To such a life glory belongs.