Man's life is ruled by fortune, not by wisdom.

The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.

It is a great thing to know your vices.

The divinity who rules within us, forbids us to leave this world without his command.

To teach is a necessity, to please is a sweetness, to persuade is a victory.

What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his children?

The searching-out and thorough investigation of truth ought to be the primary study of man.