It is better to have useless knowledge than to know nothing.

The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity.

Nothing, to my way of thinking, is a better proof of a well-ordered mind than a man's ability to stop just where he is and pass some time in his own company.

As for old age, embrace and love it. It abounds with pleasure if you know how to use it. The gradually declining years are among the sweetest in a man's life, and I maintain that, even when they have reached the extreme limit, they have their pleasure still.

Truth never perishes.

The expression of truth is simplicity.

There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich.