Superfluous advice is not retained by the full mind.
Seek not to inquire what the morrow will bring with it.
The ear of the bridled horse is in the mouth.
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.
All else-valor, a good name, glory, everything in heaven and earth-is secondary to the charm of riches.
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.