God has given some gifts to the whole human race, from which no one is excluded.
Remove severe restraint and what will become of virtue?
It's the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.
Ponder for a long time whether you shall admit a given person to your friendship; but when you have decided to admit him, welcome him with all your heart and soul. Speak as boldly with him as with yourself.
Death's the discharge of our debt of sorrow.
Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.