“I had much rather be adorned by beauty of character than by jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, character comes from within.”

If you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people’s wrath is as heavy as lead.

He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due season, will in due season starve.

Every one can remember that which has interested himself.

The gods give that man some profit to whom they are propitious.

Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.

If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.

When you fly from temptation, don’t leave a forwarding address. Where there’s smoke there’s fire.

He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.

Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things.

Without feathers it isn’t easy to fly: my wings have got no feathers.

Ones oldest friend is the best.

He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had cast himself from a precipice.

Keep what you have got; the known evil is best.

Flying without feathers is not easy: my wings have no feathers.

There is indeed a God that hears and sees whate’er we do.

For I know that many good things have happened to many, when least expected; and that many hopes have been disappointed.