"The present will not long endure."

"Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest."

"Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen."

"Seek not, my soul, the life of the immortals; but enjoy to the full the resources that are within thy reach."

"Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection."

"A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality."

"The test of any man lies in action."

"Whatever is beautiful is beautiful by necessity."

"Men are the dreams of a shadow."

"Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised; and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed."