The wealthy seldom possess wealth: oftener they are possessed by it.
Few can tell what they know without also showing what they do not know.
It needs as much generosity to take as to give.
As long as I fear my weakness, I am stronger than when I trust my strength.
Experience is the only good 'tis safer to borrow than to buy.
As the sea is beautiful not only in calm but also in storm, so is happiness found not only in peace but also in strife.