You cannot, I repeat, successfully acquire it and preserve your modesty at the same time.

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.

The language of truth is unvarnished enough.

Human nature is so constituted that insults sink deeper than kindnesses; the remembrance of the latter soon passes away, while that of the former is treasured in the memory.

We are all sinful. Therefore whatever we blame in another we shall find in our own bosoms.

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

There is nothing after death, and death itself is nothing.