Democritus said, words are but the shadows of actions.
Speech is like cloth of Arras opened and put abroad, whereby the imagery doth appear in figure; whereas in thoughts they lie but as packs.
Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
A friend should be like money, tried before being required, not found faulty in our need.
It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything.
Education and study, and the favors of the muses, confer no greater benefit on those that seek them than these humanizing and civilizing lessons, which teach our natural qualities to submit to the limitations prescribed by reason, and to avoid the wildness of extremes.