Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.

There is a mean in all things; even virtue itself has stated limits; which not being strictly observed, it ceases to be virtue.

To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour of the great; an experienced man fears it.

Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.

Riches either serve or govern the possessor.

Don't waste the opportunity.

Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.