A troubled countenance oft discloses much.

He who does not want to die should not want to live. For life is tendered to us with the proviso of death. Life is the way to this destination.

Laws do not persuade just because they threaten.

Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.

He shows a greater mind who does not restrain his laughter, than he who does not deny his tears.

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.

The path of precept is long, that of example short and effectual.