A much talking judge is an ill-tuned cymbal.

The mold of our fortunes is in our own hands.

He was reputed one of the wise men that made answer to the question when a man should marry? 'A young man not yet, an elder man not at all.'

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Wounds cannot be cured without searching.

Riches are for spending, and spending for honor and good actions; therefore extraordinary expense must be limited by the worth of the occasion.

No pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage-ground of truth.