For the criminal who is weak and poor the narrow cell of death awaits; but honor and glory await the rich who conceal their crimes behind their gold and silver and inherited glory.

Every man is two men; one is awake in the darkness, the other asleep in the light.

There is within me a friend who consoles me every time that troubles overwhelm me and misfortunes afflict me. The man who does not feel friendship towards himself is a public enemy, and he who finds no confidant within himself will die of despair. For life streams out of man's inner self and in no way from what surrounds him.

In truth you owe naught to any man. You owe to all men.

Let your best be for your friend.

To barter and lose is better than not to go forth.

Love is not without its flaws. The stronger the love, the more it tests you. Compassion and empathy will make true love persist.