Hold it the greatest sin to prefer existence to honour, and for the sake of life to lose the reasons for living.
Autumn is the harvest of greedy death.
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
Honesty's praised, then left to freeze.
We are too quick to imitate depraved examples.
Great power which incites great envy, hurls some men to destruction; they are drowned in a long splendid stream of honors.