Be prepared to go mad with fixed rule and method.

Poets wish to profit or to please.

Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.

There are lessons to be learned from a stupid man.

Nos numeros sumus et fruges consumere nati. We are but ciphers, born to consume earth's fruits.

Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.

In truth it is best to learn wisdom, and abandoning all nonsense, to leave it to boys to enjoy their season of play and mirth.