Humble in a humble state and great in greatness, I will work out the divinity that is busy within my mind.
A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality.
Natural ability is by far the best, but many men have succeeded in winning high renown by skill that is the fruit of teaching.
The noblest of the elements is water
Envy, the attendant of the empty mind.
The days that are still to come are the wisest witnesses.