No one is better born than another, unless they are born with better abilities and a more amiable disposition.

It is not death we fear, but the thought of it.

Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.

A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.

Malice drinks one-half of its own poison.

To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself.

It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.