It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit.
If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the story; if too large it trips him up, if too small it pinches him.
Doctrina sed vim promovet insitam. Instruction enlarges the natural powers of the mind.
In giving advice I advise you, be short.
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.
There are lessons to be learned from a stupid man.