Envy, the attendant of the empty mind.
Skills vary with the man. We must tread a straight path and strive by that which is born in us.
Unsung, the noblest deed will die.
Water is the best of all things.
O my soul, do not aspire to immortal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible.
Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen