Nothing so cements and holds together all the parts of a society as faith or credit, which can never be kept up unless men are under some force or necessity of honestly paying what they owe to one another.

A true friend is a sort of second self.

There is no castle so strong that it cannot be overthrown by money.

For surely to be wise is the most desirable thing in all the world.

Nature herself makes the wise man rich.

Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed.

Men decide far more problems by hate, love, lust, rage, sorrow, joy, hope, fear, illusion or some other inward emotion, than by reality, authority, any legal standard, judicial precedent, or statute.