A person who is wise does nothing against their will, nothing with sighing or under coercion.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

If a man aspires to the highest place, it is no dishonor to him to halt at the second, or even at the third.

While there's life, there's hope.

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.

The impulse which directs to right conduct, and deters from crime, is not only older than the ages of nations and cities, but coeval with that Divine Being who sees and rules both heaven and earth.

When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank.