Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world
Every production must resemble its author.
Wine taken in moderation never does any harm.
The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.
All women are good - good for nothing, or good for something.
Modesty, tis a virtue not often found among poets, for almost every one of them thinks himself the greatest in the world.