No phase of life, whether public or private, can be free from duty.

Enmity is anger watching the opportunity for revenge.

It is not only arrogant, but it is profligate, for a man to disregard the world's opinion of himself.

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.

The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master from the house.