Many have an irresistible itch for writing.
To have slaved so many years for nothing!
Nature, in giving tears to man, confessed that he Had a tender heart; this is our noblest quality.
This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth the having.
The thirst after fame is greater than that after virtue; for who embraces virtue if you take away its rewards?