Devouring Time and envious Age, all things yield to you; and with lingering death you destroy, step by step, with venomed tooth whatever you attack.
Fortune resists half-hearted prayers.
Yield to him who opposes you; by yielding you conquer.
Simplicity, very rare in our age.
To be thoroughly imbued, with the liberal arts refines the manners, and makes men to be mild and gentle in their conduct.
The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.