A good mind is a lord of a kingdom.
Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.
That loss is most discreditable which is caused by negligence.
No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself.
The voice of flattery affects us after it has ceased, just as after a concert men find some agreeable air ringing in their ears to the exclusion of all serious business.
Sadness usually results from one of the following causes either when a man does not succeed, or is ashamed of his success.