Nothing is too absurd to be said by some of the philosophers.
Honor is the reward of virtue.
A perverse temper and fretful disposition will make any state of life whatsoever unhappy.
An old man with something of the youth in him, may feel young in mind and heart only.
To live long it is necessary to live slowly.
If the soul has food for study and learning, nothing is more delightful than an old age of leisure.