Choose a subject equal to your abilities; think carefully what your shoulders may refuse, and what they are capable of bearing.

Happy the man who, removed from all cares of business, after the manner of his forefathers cultivates with his own team his paternal acres, freed from all thought of usury.

Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert in guarding against relapse following a renaissance.

What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?

Come, let us take a lesson from our forefathers, and enjoy the Christmas holyday.

All else-valor, a good name, glory, everything in heaven and earth-is secondary to the charm of riches.

Grammatici certant et adhuc sub iudice lis est. - Grammarians dispute, and the case it still before the courts.