For hardly any man dances when sober, unless he is insane. Nor does he dance while alone, nor at a respectable and moderate party. Dancing is the final phase of a wild party with fancy decorations and a multitude of delights.

Diligence which, as it avails in all things, is also of the utmost moment in pleading causes. Diligence is to be particularly cultivated by us; it is to be constantly exerted; it is capable of effecting almost everything.

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.

The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.

It is the act of a bad man to deceive by falsehood.

Constant practice devoted to one subject often outdoes both intelligence and skill. - Assiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit

That which is usually called dotage is not the weak point of all old men, but only of such as are distinguished by their levity.