Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.
Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work. ---- Whatever advice you give, be short.
Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow. --- We are but dust and shadow.
A picture is a poem without words.
We rarely find anyone who can say he has lived a happy life, and who, content with his life, can retire from the world like a satisfied guest.
You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.
To flee vice is the beginning of virtue, and to have got rid of folly is the beginning of wisdom.
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin!
Anger is a momentary madness so control your passion or it will control you.(Subdue your passion or it will subdue you).
Think to yourself that every day is your last; the hour to which you do not look forward will come as a welcome surprise.
As for me, when you want a good laugh, you will find me in fine state... fat and sleek, a true hog of Epicurus' herd.
Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.
It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire.
You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren.
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
Begin, be bold and venture to be wise.
Life is largely a matter of expectation.
Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.
Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.