Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.

There is nothing which power cannot believe of itself, when it is praised as equal to the gods.

To have slaved so many years for nothing!

The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.

Ask for a valiant heart which has banished the fear of death, which looks upon length of days as one of the least of nature's gifts; which is able to suffer every kind of hardship, is proof against anger, craves for nothing, and reckons the trials and gruelling labours of Hercules as more desirable blessings than the amorous ease and the banquets and cushions of Sardanapallus. The things that I recommend you can grant to yourself.

A child is owed the greatest respect; if you have ever have something disgraceful in mind, don't ignore your son's tender years.

The care of a large estate is an unpleasant thing.