Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be; custom will soon render it easy and agreeable.
Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few.
Time is the soul of this world.
If you have a wounded heart, touch it as little as you would an injured eye. There are only two remedies for the suffering of the soul: hope and patience.
You should make great things, not promising great things.
Wealth is a weak anchor, and glory cannot support a man; this is the law of God, that virtue only is firm, and cannot be shaken by a tempest.