We should have a bond of sympathy for all sentient beings, knowing that only the depraved and base take pleasure in the sight of blood and suffering.

He is not guilty who is not guilty of his own free will.

Fortune's not content with knocking a man down; she sends him spinning head over heels, crash upon crash.

Money has never yet made anyone rich.

Religion worships God, while superstition profanes that worship.

Go on and increase in valor, O boy! this is the path to immortality.

A benefit is estimated according to the mind of the giver.