Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.

Life's like a play; it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.

The man who spends his time choosing one resort after another in a hunt for peace and quiet will in every place he visits find something to prevent him from relaxing.

The mind makes the nobleman, and uplifts the lowly to high degree.

We must take care to live not merely a long life, but a full one; for living a long life requires only good fortune, but living a full life requires character. Long is the life that is fully lived; it is fulfilled only when the mind supplies its own good qualities and empowers itself from within.

He who tenders doubtful safety to those in trouble refuses it.

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.