To lose a friend is the greatest of all evils, but endeavour rather to rejoice that you possessed him than to mourn his loss.
The man who does something under orders is not unhappy; he is unhappy who does something against his will.
Greed's worst point is its ingratitude.
Make haste to live, and consider each day a life.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
It is a world of mischief that may be done by a single example of avarice or luxury. One voluptuous palate makes many more.