The shimmering night does not stay for mortals, not misfortunes, nor wealth, but in a moment it is gone, and to the turn of another comes joy and loss.

There is no witness so terrible, no accuser so powerful as conscience which dwells within us.

The kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, when once exposed shows nothing there. But a wise man has much to learn without a loss of dignity.

Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.

Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.

I cannot love a friend whose love is words.

Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money.