A thing said walks in immortality if it has been said well.

Even success softens not the heart of the envious.

O my soul, do not aspire to immortal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible.

Humble in a humble state and great in greatness, I will work out the divinity that is busy within my mind.

May God grant me love for that which has splendor; but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things.

Forge thy tongue on an anvil of truth and what flies up, though it be but a spark, will have light.

Water is best, but gold shines like fire blazing in the night, supreme of lordly wealth.