Why then should words challenge Eternity, When greatest men, and greatest actions die? Use may revive the obsoletest words, And banish those that now are most in vogue; Use is the judge, the law, and rule of speech.

We get blows and return them.

You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being read a second time; and don't labor for the admiration of the crowd, but be content with a few choice readers.

Joys do not fall to the rich alone; nor has he lived ill of whose birth and death no one took note.

Teaching brings out innate powers, and proper training braces the intellect.

All things considered, nothing is beautiful.

Never without a shilling in my purse.