There is no one who can give you wiser advice than you can give yourself: you will never make a slip, if you listen to your own heart.

Let reason govern desire.

I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money. Old people remember what interests them: the dates fixed for their lawsuits, and the names of their debtors and creditors.

To be content with what we possess is the greatest and most secure of riches.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

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.

More laws, less justice.