Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others, dies in ignorance of himself.

Speech is the index of the mind.

He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause for sorrow has arisen.

Drunkenness is nothing else but a voluntary madness.

The greatest hindrance to living is expectancy, which depends upon tomorrow and wastes today

The acquisition of riches has been to many not an end to their miseries, but a change in them: The fault is not in the riches, but the disposition.

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