In trying to be concise I become obscure.
The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in horses is to be found the excellence of their sire; nor do savage eagles produce a peaceful dove.
Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.
I shall strike the stars with my uplifted head.
Pale death knocks with impartial foot at poor men's hovels and king's palaces.
He who is always in a hurry to be wealthy and immersed in the study of augmenting his fortune has lost the arms of reason and deserted the post of virtue.