The voice is nothing but beaten air.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right." "True happiness is ... to enjoy the present" "It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.

As was his language so was his life.

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.

If wisdom were offered me with this restriction, that I should keep it close and not communicate it, I would refuse the gift.

How much better to pursue a straight course and eventually reach that destination where the things that are pleasant are the things that are honorable finally become, for you, the same.

Let us cherish and love old age; for it is full of pleasure, if you know how to use it. The best morsel is reserved for last.