It is the common vice of all, in old age, to be too intent upon our interests.

Of my friends I am the only one left.

They are so knowing, that they know nothing.

While the mind is in doubt, it is driven this way and that by a slight impulse.

The life of man is like a game with dice; if you don't get the throw you want, you must show your skill in making the best of the throw you get.

Fortune helps the brave.

We are all of us the worse for too much liberty.