That folly of old age which is called dotage is peculiar to silly old men, not to age itself.

Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.

The man who is always fortunate cannot easily have a great reverence for virtue.

Be a pattern to others and then all will go well.

In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving health to men.

Man was born for two things--thinking and acting.

Friendship, on the other hand, serves a great host of different purposes all at the same time. In whatever direction you turn, it still remains yours. No barrier can shut it out. It can never be untimely; it can never be in the way. We need friendship all the time, just as much as we need the proverbial prime necessities of life, fire and water.