That fair face will as years roll on lose its beauty, and old age will bring its wrinkles to the brow.

Alcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed be the facts. Finley Peter Dunne There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.

I am above being injured by fortune, though she steals away much, more will remain with me. The blessing I now enjoy transcend fear.

A ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward.

Time itself flows on with constant motion, just like a river: for no more than a river can the fleeting hour stand still. As wave is driven on by wave, and, itself pursued, pursues the one before, so the moments of time at once flee and follow, and are ever new.

The love of fame puts spurs to the mind

In the make-up of human beings, intelligence counts for more than our hands, and that is our true strength.