A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue but the parent of all the other virtues.

It is besides necessary that whoever is brave should be a man of great soul.

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself; you will never err if you listen to your own suggestions.

No man should so act as to make a gain out of the ignorance of another.

The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master from the house.

What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship is like robbing the world of the sun. A true friend is more to be esteemed than kinsfolk.

Fortune is not only blind herself, but blinds the people she has embraced.