What sort of tree is there which will not, if neglected, grow crooked and unfruitful; what but Will, if rightly ordered, prove productive and bring its fruit to maturity? What strength of body is there which will not lose its vigor and fall to decay by laziness, nice usage, and debauchery?

Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.

Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.

Friendship is the most pleasant of all things, and nothing more glads the heart of man.

Cato requested old men not to add the disgrace of wickedness to old age, which was accompanied with many other evils.

The whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty, therefore to use it, not to misuse it.

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.