Anger is momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.
Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.
Be this thy brazen bulwark, to keep a clear conscience, and never turn pale with guilt.
Ridicule is often employed with more power and success than severity.
If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself.
Be brief, that the mind may catch thy precepts, and the more easily retain them.