Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
Court the society of a superior, and make much of the opportunity; for in the company of an equal thy good fortune must decline.
People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.
O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.