Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to break its way through hard rocks, more powerful in its blow than lightning.

Years, following years, steal something every day; At last they steal us from ourselves away.

Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than those who turn beggars.

Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.

We set up harsh and unkind rules against ourselves. No one is born without faults. That man is best who has fewest.

Dare to begin! He who postpones living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.

Where there are many beauties in a poem I shall not cavil at a few faults proceeding either from negligence or from the imperfection of our nature.