Long life is denied us; therefore let us do something to show that we have lived.

Before beginning, prepare carefully.

For my own part, I had rather be old only a short time than be old before I really am so.

Leisure with dignity.

Virtue and decency are so nearly related that it is difficult to separate them from each other but in our imagination.

There is a difference between justice and consideration in one's relations to one's fellow men. It is the function of justice not to do wrong to one's fellow men of considerateness, not to wound their feelings.

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.