No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes everyone.

There is not a moment without some duty.

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children?

We cannot employ the mind to advantage when we are filled with excessive food and drink.

I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money. Old people remember what interests them: the dates fixed for their lawsuits, and the names of their debtors and creditors.

Falsehoods border on truths.

There is no moment without some duty.