Nobody loves life like an old man.

You should not consider a man's age but his acts.

But whoever gives birth to useless children, what would you say of him except that he has bred sorrows for himself, and furnishes laughter for his enemies.

Knowledge must come through action. You can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.

To those who err in judgment, not in will, anger is gentle.

One thinking it is right to speak all things, whether the word is fit for speech or unutterable.

The eyes of men love to pluck the blossoms from the faded flowers they turn away.