There is a proper measure in all things, certain limits beyond which and short of which right is not to be found. Who so cultivates the golden mean avoids the poverty of a hovel and the envy of a palace.

There is a medium in all things. There are certain limits beyond, or within which, that which is right cannot exist.

In the midst of hopes and cares, of apprehensions and of disquietude, regard every day that dawns upon you as if it was to be your last; then super-added hours, to the enjoyment of which you had not looked forward, will prove an acceptable boon.

Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.

Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think.

A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.

The hour of happiness will be the more welcome, the less it was expected.