Where silence is not allowed, what then is permissible?

There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals.

Unblest is he who thinks himself unblest.

When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.

It's unknown the place and uncertain the time where death awaits you; thus you must expect death to find you, every time, at every place.

We must take care to live not merely a long life, but a full one; for living a long life requires only good fortune, but living a full life requires character. Long is the life that is fully lived; it is fulfilled only when the mind supplies its own good qualities and empowers itself from within.

Study rather to fill your mind than your coffers; knowing that gold and silver were originally mingled with dirt, until avarice or ambition parted them.