He who is always in a hurry to be wealthy and immersed in the study of augmenting his fortune has lost the arms of reason and deserted the post of virtue.

Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.

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

The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.

Wine brings to light the hidden secrets of the soul.

As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.

It is a sweet and seemly thing to die for one's country.