Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.
Men have fashioned an image of Chance as an excuse for their own stupidity. For Chance rarely conflicts with intelligence, and most things in life can be set in order by an intelligent sharpsightedness.
Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.
It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
The offender, who repents, is not yet lost.
Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
Tis hard to fight with anger but the prudent man keeps it under control.
Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
One should practice much sense, not much learning.
Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.