Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.

Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.

A great part of art consists in imitation. For the whole conduct of life is based on this: that what we admire in others we want to do ourselves.

God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with no character so proper to distinguish him from other animals, as by the faculty of speech.

Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.

For all the best teachers pride themselves on having a large number of pupils and think themselves worthy of a bigger audience.

A liar should have a good memory.