It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.

If you study the history and records of the world you must admit that the source of justice was the fear of injustice.

Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.

It is not enough for poems to be fine; they must charm, and draw the mind of the listener at will.

Poverty urges us to do and suffer anything that we may escape from it, and so leads us away from virtue.

Jokes aside, let us turn to serious matters.

He is not poor who has a competency.