Fire and water are not of more universal use than friendship.
The foolishness of old age does not characterize all who are old, but only the foolish.
Genius is fostered by industry.
A perverse temper and fretful disposition will make any state of life whatsoever unhappy.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
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.