No one can be despised by another until he has learned to despise himself.
If thou wishest to get rid of thy evil propensities, thou must keep far from evil companions.
The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.
It is bad to live for necessity; but there is no necessity to live in necessity.
You talk one way, you live another.
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.