See the effect of commercial intercourse.

Death alone discloses how insignificant are the puny bodies of men.

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.

Led on by impulse, and blind and ungovernable desires.

This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.

To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth the having.

The greatest reverence is due to a child! If you are contemplating a disgraceful act, despise not your child's tender years.