Great power which incites great envy, hurls some men to destruction; they are drowned in a long splendid stream of honors.
It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
Those who desire to become rich, desire it at once.
Virture offers the only path in this life that leads to tranquility.
We do not commonly find men of superior sense amongst those of the highest fortune.