Life, if thou knowest how to use it, is long enough.

With parsimony a little is sufficient; without it nothing is sufficient; but frugality makes a poor man rich.

Find a path or make one.

Good sides to adversity are best admired at a distance.

Beauty is such a fleeting blossom, how can wisdom rely upon its momentary delight?

The things that are essential are acquired with little bother; it is the luxuries that call for toil and effort.

All cruelty springs from weakness.