It was the saying of a great man, that if we could trace our descents, we should find all slaves to come from princes, and all princes from slaves; and fortune has turned all things topsy-turvy in a long series of revolutions; beside, for a man to spend his life in pursuit of a title, that serves only when he dies to furnish out an epitaph, is below a wise man's business.

Dignity increases more easily than it begins.

A lesson that is never learned can never be too often taught.

The young man must store up, the old man must use.

They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.

Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.

Learn how to feel joy.