Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.
Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.
In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body; then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self.
Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.
True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body.
Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit.
For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.
The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.