All else-valor, a good name, glory, everything in heaven and earth-is secondary to the charm of riches.
That best of blessings, a contented mind.
She - philosophy is equally helpful to the rich and poor: neglect her, and she equally harms the young and old.
Captive Greece took captive her savage conqueror.
Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.
Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to break its way through hard rocks, more powerful in its blow than lightning.