A man can no more make a safe use of wealth without reason than he can of a horse without a bridle.

Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.

To fear death, gentlemen, is no other than to think oneself wise when one is not, to think one knows what one does not know.

The greater the power that deigns to serve you, the more honor it demands of you.

Serenity, regularity, absence of vanity,Sincerity, simplicity, veracity, equanimity, Fixity, non-irritability, adaptability, Humility, tenacity, integrity, nobility, magnanimity, charity, generosity, purity. Practise daily these eighteen "ities" You will soon attain immortality.

The best seasoning for food is hunger; for drink, thirst.

...in the acquisition of this blessing human nature can find no better helper than Love. I declare that it is the duty of every man to honour Love, and I honour and practice the mysteries of Love in an especial degree myself, and recommend the same to others, and I praise the power and valour of Love to the best of my ability both now and always.