To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of business.
Prosperity demands of us more prudence and moderation than adversity.
Fire and water are not of more universal use than friendship.
In extraordinary events ignorance of their causes produces astonishment.
No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes everyone.
The diligent farmer plants trees, of which he himself will never see the fruit.