How many after being celebrated by fame have been given up to oblivion; and how many who have celebrated the fame of others have long been dead.

Does the light of the lamp shine without losing its splendour until it is extinguished; and shall the truth which is in thee and justice and temperance be extinguished before thy death?

Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thought.

Treat with utmost respect your power of forming opinions, for this power alone guards you against making assumptions that are contrary to nature and judgments that overthrow the rule of reason.

The passing minute is every man's equal possession but what has once gone by is not ours.

It is the duty of men to love even those who injure them.

Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live.