Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even a sparing hand.

This used to be among my prayers - a piece of land not so very large, which would contain a garden

The glory is for those who deserve.

Boy, I loathe Persian luxury.

Let your character be kept up the very end, just as it began, and so be consistent.

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

Music is an incitement to love.