It is a hard matter, my fellow citizens, to argue with the belly, since it has no ears.

Nothing made the horse so fat as the king's eye.

As small letters hurt the sight, so do small matters him that is too much intent upon them; they vex and stir up anger, which begets an evil habit in him in reference to greater affairs.

The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education.

The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil.

Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little.

The state of life is most happy where superfluities are not required and necessities are not wanting.