The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.