It is a good thing to be rich and strong, but it is a better thing to be loved.

A sharp-tempered woman, or, for that matter, a man, Is easier to deal with than the clever type Who holds her tongue.

The man who sticks it out against his fate shows spirit, but the spirit of a fool.

Noble fathers have noble children.

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.

Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future.

Youth holds no society with grief.