We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.
Bear in mind that you commit a crime by injuring even a wicked brother.
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.
We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
Make haste to live, and consider each day a life.
The many speak highly of you, but have you really any grounds for satisfaction with yourself if you are the kind of person the many understand?