Birth is nothing without virtue, and we have no claim to share in the glory of our ancestors unless we endeavor to resemble them.
Oh, how fine it is to know a thing or two.
Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.
Without knowledge, life is no more than the shadow of death
Nearly all men die of their medicines, not of their diseases.
A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.