All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.

There is no harm in repeating a good thing.

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.

As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser.

You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.

Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation.

Death is not the worst that can happen to men.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.

Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.

He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it.

He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden.

I shall assume that your silence gives consent.

Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.