Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age, nor the advance of death, which cannot be resisted.
The secret of all good writing is sound judgment.
Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on fire.
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
The man who is tenacious of purpose in a rightful cause is not shaken from his firm resolve by the frenzy of his fellow citizens clamoring for what is wrong, or by the tyrant's threatening countenance.
The hour of happiness will be the more welcome, the less it was expected.