A man who suffers or stresses before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary
Life is a play.It's not its length,but its performance that counts.
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
Retirement without the love of letters is a living burial.
Nature does not turn out her work according to a single pattern; she prides herself upon her power of variation.
There is no evil that does not promise inducements. Avarice promises money; luxury, a varied assortment of pleasures; ambition, a purple robe and applause. Vices tempt you by the rewards they offer.