He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when it is in his power to do so.

Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed.

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

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.

A man who has taken your time recognises no debt; yet it is the one he can never repay.

The real compensation of a right action is inherent in having performed it.