No man enjoys the true taste of life, but he who is ready and willing to quit it.

Although a man has so well purged his mind that nothing can trouble or deceive him any more, yet he reached his present innocence through sin.

There is nothing more despicable than an old man who has no other proof than his age to offer of his having lived long in the world.

The proper amount of wealth is that which neither descends to poverty nor is far distant from it.

God has given some gifts to the whole human race, from which no one is excluded.

The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.

As for old age, embrace and love it. It abounds with pleasure if you know how to use it. The gradually declining years are among the sweetest in a man's life, and I maintain that, even when they have reached the extreme limit, they have their pleasure still.