What's well begun is half done.
All else-valor, a good name, glory, everything in heaven and earth-is secondary to the charm of riches.
The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.
I prayed only for a small piece of land, a garden, an ever-flowing spring, and bit of woods.
Plant no other tree before the vine.
The one who prosperity takes too much delight in will be the most shocked by reverses.