Gold is Caesar's treasure, man is God's; thy gold hath Caesar's image, and thou hast God's.

That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end.

Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune.

The way to subject all things to thyself is to subject thyself to reason; thou shalt govern many, if reason govern thee. Wouldst thou be crowned the monarch of a little world? command thyself.

Hath any wounded thee with injuries? Meet them with patience. Hasty words rankle the wound; soft language dresses it.

Charity is a naked child, giving honey to a bee without wings.

The average person's ear weighs what you are, not what you were.