"The years wrinkle our skin, but lack of enthusiasm wrinkles our soul."

"What screws us up the most in life is the picture in our head of what it's supposed to be."

"Silence is a profound melody, for those who can hear it above all the noise."

"From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate."

"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."

"Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat."

"Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant."

"Every action has its pleasures and its price."

"Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in misfortune."

"Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued."

"Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue—to the end that we should hear and see more than we speak."

"There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend."

"Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others."

"Envy is the ulcer of the soul."

"Death may be the greatest of all human blessings."