Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.
Friendship is a creature formed for a companionship not for a herd.
Books are pleasant, but if by being over-studious we impair our health and spoil our good humour, two of the best things we have, let us give it over. I, for my part, am one of those who think no fruit derived from them can recompense so great a loss.
In plain Truth, it is no Want, but rather Abundance that creates Avarice.
Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.
My appetite comes to me while eating.